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罢 - bà

cease, finish, stop; give up

cease, finish, stop; give up

How to read 罢

Click 罢 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishcease, finish, stop; give up
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

罢了 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 罢休. Please read 罢免 one more time.

Common words with this character

a modal particle indicating
to give up; to abandon; to let sth go
to remove sb from their post; to dismiss
to dismiss from office; to resign from office

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 罢 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 罢了 and 罢休 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 罢.