A modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) in Chinese: 罢了 (bà le)

bà le

a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 罷了1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

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Zhuyin

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ㄅㄚˋ

/ b/ aˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄌㄜ

le

˙/ neutral tone/ l/ e

Simplified & traditional

罢了

Simplified

罷了

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我只是随便说说罢了。

    wǒ zhǐ shì suí biàn shuō shuō bà le。

    I was just saying it casually, that's all.

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