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罢了

bà le

2-character word Traditional 罷了

What 罢了 means

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

Other readings

罢了 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bà liǎoa modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)

The characters in 罢了

• 罢bàto stop; to cease; to dismiss
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…

Example sentences

• 只是一场梦罢了。
  Zhǐshì yī chǎng mèng bàle.
  It was just a dream.
• 人生只不过是场梦罢了。
  Life is only a dream.
• 不过是一个文字游戏罢了。
  It's just a play on words.
• 你怕啥？就是部电影罢了。
  Why are you so scared? It's just a movie.
• 你还以为我作罢了，不是吗？
  Nǐ hái yǐwéi wǒ zuòbà le, bù shì ma?
  You thought I was through doing that, didn't you?