罢 - bà - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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罢 (罷)

bà

Definition

to stop
to cease
to dismiss
to suspend
to quit
to finish

Other pronunciations

(final particle, same as 吧)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

摆

bǎi

to arrange; to put on; to put in place; to exhibit; to display; pendulum; to lay bare; to state clearly; to move to and fro; to sway; to wave; to swing

罴

pí

brown bear

Related words (16)

罢了

bà le

forget it; nevermind; nothing much; only; that's all; (modal) particle

罢休

bà xiū

to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop

罢免

bà miǎn

to remove sb from their post; to dismiss

罢官

bà guān

to dismiss from office; to resign from office

罢工

bà gōng

a strike; to go on strike

罢市

bà shì

protest strike by merchants

to give up

teacher's strike

abandoned idea

student's strike

to dismiss from office; to ban; to reject

也罢

yě bà

(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)

作罢

zuò bà

to drop (subject etc)

不提也罢

bù tí yě bà

best not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it

善罢甘休

shàn bà gān xiū

to leave the matter at that; to be prepared to let go; to be willing to take things lying down

静坐罢工

jìng zuò bà gōng

sit-in strike

Idioms (1)

欲罢不能

yù bà bù néng

to want to stop but can't (idiom); to try to stop but cannot; (to be) unable to resist; impossible to resist; to be unable to stop oneself; to feel an urge to continue; can't help carrying on

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