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| − | * | + | *不 说 <em>吧</em> ，他 还 会 做 错 ；说 <em>吧</em>，他 肯定 不 高兴 。 <span class="pinyin">Bù shuō <em>ba</em>, tā hái huì zuò cuò; shuō <em>ba</em>, tā kěndìng bù gāoxìng.</span><span class="trans">.</span> |
| − | * | + | *回去 <em>吧</em> ，机票 太 贵 ；不 回去 <em>吧</em> ，家人 肯定 会 想 我 。 <span class="pinyin">Huíqù <em>ba</em>, jīpiào tài guì ； bù huíqù <em>ba</em>, jiārén kěndìng huì xiǎng wǒ.</span><span class="trans">Going back, the air ticket is too expensive; Not going back, my family definitely miss me.</span> |
| − | + | *冬天 去 <em>吧</em> ，太 冷；夏天 去 <em>吧</em> ，太 热 。 <span class="pinyin">Dōngtiān qù <em>ba</em>, tài lěng; xiàtiān qù <em>ba</em>, tài rè.</span><span class="trans">Going in the winter is too cold, going in the summer is too hot.</span> | |
| − | * | + | *工作 <em>吧</em> ，太 累 ；不 工作 <em>吧</em> ，。 <span class="pinyin">Qù xuéxiào gōngzuò <em>ba</em>, qián tài shǎo; qù gōngsī <em>ba</em>, tài lèi.</span><span class="trans">Working at the school, the pay is too little, but working at a company is too tiring.</span> |
| − | * | + | *买 <em>吧</em> ，不 想 花 钱 ；不 买 <em>吧</em> ， 又 很 喜欢 。 <span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu, mǎi <em>ba</em>, tài guì; bù mǎi <em>ba</em>, yòu hěn xǐhuan.</span><span class="trans">If I buy these clothes, they're too expensive, but if I don't buy them, I'll really want them.</span> |
| − | * | + | *早 去 <em>吧</em> ，需要 等 ；晚 去 <em>吧</em> ，会 堵车 。 <span class="trans">If we go early we'll have to wait, but if we go later, there will be too much traffic.</span> |
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Revision as of 02:51, 18 August 2017
When 吧 (ba) is used twice in a sentence, it is used to list two options that the speaker is debating. It gives the sentence an indecisive feel, as though the speaker doesn't know which one to choose. This construction often has a negative connotation, since the options usually are not ideal.
Structure
[Option 1] + 吧 ，⋯⋯ ， [Option 2] + 吧，⋯⋯ 。
If this structure doesn't seem clear to you, the examples will help.
Examples
- 不 说 吧 ，他 还 会 做 错 ；说 吧，他 肯定 不 高兴 。 .
- 回去 吧 ，机票 太 贵 ；不 回去 吧 ，家人 肯定 会 想 我 。 Going back, the air ticket is too expensive; Not going back, my family definitely miss me.
- 冬天 去 吧 ，太 冷；夏天 去 吧 ，太 热 。 Going in the winter is too cold, going in the summer is too hot.
- 工作 吧 ，太 累 ；不 工作 吧 ，。 Working at the school, the pay is too little, but working at a company is too tiring.
- 买 吧 ，不 想 花 钱 ；不 买 吧 ， 又 很 喜欢 。 If I buy these clothes, they're too expensive, but if I don't buy them, I'll really want them.
- 早 去 吧 ，需要 等 ；晚 去 吧 ，会 堵车 。 If we go early we'll have to wait, but if we go later, there will be too much traffic.
