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罢了 (bà le) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 罢了

助 zhù particle

that's all; nothing more; merely

我只是开个玩笑罢了。

wǒ zhǐ shì kāi ge wán xiào bà le

I was just joking, that's all.

Word breakdown

罢 bà — stop; cease (contributes sense of conclusion)

1 罢休 bà xiū — to give up, to stop, to let the matter drop HSK 7
- 罢 stop, cease, finish
- 休 rest, stop, let it be
Example

他不达目的决不罢休。

tā bù dá mù dì jué bù bà xiū

He won't give up until he achieves his goal.
2 罢免 bà miǎn — to remove from office HSK 7
- 罢 to stop, to dismiss
- 免 to remove, to exempt
Example

人民有权罢免不称职的官员。

rén mín yǒu quán bà miǎn bù chèn zhí de guān yuán

The people have the right to recall incompetent officials.
3 罢工 bà gōng — to strike HSK 7
- 罢 to stop, to cease
- 工 work, labor
Example

工人们决定罢工要求加薪。

gōng rén men jué dìng bà gōng yāo qiú jiā xīn

The workers decided to strike to demand a raise.

了 le — completion particle (reinforces finality)

1 为了 wèi le — in order to, for the sake of HSK 3
- 为 for, to do (indicates purpose or beneficiary)
- 了 grammatical particle combining with 为 to form purpose marker
Example

为了学好中文，我每天都练习。

wèi le xué hǎo zhōng wén wǒ měi tiān dōu liàn xí

In order to learn Chinese well, I practice every day.
2 除了 chú le — except (for); besides HSK 3
- 除 to remove, to exclude
- 了 particle that completes the preposition
Example

除了中文，我还会说英语。

chú le Zhōng wén wǒ hái huì shuō Yīng yǔ

Besides Chinese, I can also speak English.
3 得了 dé le — all right; okay; that's enough HSK 6
- 得 forms part of the modal particle expressing 'enough/okay'
- 了 completes the modal particle expressing 'enough/okay'
Example

得了，不要再争了。

dé le bú yào zài zhēng le

That's enough, stop arguing.
4 算了 suàn le — forget it HSK 6
- 算 to consider, to count (implies stopping consideration)
- 了 particle indicating completion or change of state
Example

算了，我不想去了。

suàn le wǒ bù xiǎng qù le

Forget it, I don't want to go anymore.

Structure & writing

1 罢 bà — to stop; to cease

罢 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 6

摆 bǎi to arrange; to lay out

consists of

1.1 罒 sì — net/eye radical

罒 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 5

罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime 置 zhì to place, put, set down

HSK 6

德 dé morality; ethical standards and norms of conduct 罪 zuì crime; evil act

HSK 7

嚼 jiáo to chew; to masticate 愣 lèng to be dazed; to stare blankly 罗 luó net for catching birds 罢 bà to stop; to cease 罩 zhào to cover; to cap over; to fit over the outside

Show more HSK 7 characters (+2)

署 shǔ office; government agency or administrative unit 蔑 miè (lit.) nothing, without

1.2 去 qù — to go (away from the speaker, opposite of 来)

去 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 3

法 fǎ law; the body of rules enacted or recognized by the state and enforced by state power, including statutes, decrees, regulations, orders, and decisions

HSK 4

却 què to step back; to retreat

HSK 7

劫 jié to rob; to plunder 怯 qiè timid; afraid; lacking courage 罢 bà to stop; to cease

Stroke order

2 了 le — particle after a verb or adjective indicating completion of an action or change; ① for actions that have actually occurred; ② for anticipated or hypothetical actions

Xpinyin

了 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 1

子 zǐ child (son or daughter in ancient usage); now specifically son

HSK 5

疗 liáo to treat (illness) with medicine, surgery, etc.

HSK 7

辽 liáo distant; far

了 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

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Meaning of 罢了

罢 bà — stop; cease (contributes sense of conclusion)

了 le — completion particle (reinforces finality)