吧 ba

新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level

吧 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.

• Entry 4: 吧 ba — Level 1; official annotation 1 (助). PDF page 80

Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.

用法How to use 吧

吧 is a sentence-final particle that softens what you say. It is very often used to make a friendly suggestion, like “let’s...” or “you should...”, and it can also invite agreement or show a guess (“...right?”). It comes at the end of the sentence, not before the verb.