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罢了

bà le
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Particle Common

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罢了
bà le Particle a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
罢了
bà liǎo a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Related words

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算了
suàn le

let it be

Often used together to show resignation

Synonyms

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而已
ér yǐ

that's all

Used at the end of a sentence to mean 'that's all, merely'

Usage notes

Collocations

Often follows 只是, 不过, or 无非 to emphasize 'merely'.

Formality

罢了 is commonly used in spoken and informal written Chinese to downplay a situation; avoid in formal writing.

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 6 min
只是...罢了 and 矣: Final Particles for “That’s All” and Classical “Already”

Use 罢了 at the end of a sentence to play something down (“that’s all”), usually with 只是, 不过 or 无非; meet classical 矣 in set phrases like 足矣 and 为时晚矣.

Reading: bà le Open guide

Example Sentences

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我只是开个玩笑 罢了 。
I was just joking, that's all.

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Child Words of 罢了

了
le

(completed action marker)

了
liǎo

(of eyes) bright

罢
bà

to stop

罢
ba

(final particle, same as 吧)