罢了 (bà le) — (particle) that's all, nothing more (used after 不过/只是 to downplay); (particle) let it be, forget about it (used after 就 to suggest dropping the matter)
Definition
罢了 (bà le) downplays what was just said — "that's all, nothing more" — usually after 不过/只是, and can also mean "forget it" after 就. Stronger than the similar 而已 (more formal/written); for the "forget it" sense, 算了 is more colloquial.
particle
that's allnothing more (used after 不过/只是 to downplay)let it beforget about it (used after 就 to suggest dropping the matter)
Examples
- 罢了。Wǒ bú guò shì kāi gè wán xiào bà le.I was only joking, that's all.
- 罢了，。Tā bù xiǎng qù jiù bà le, wǒ men zì jǐ qù.If he doesn't want to go, then forget it — we'll go ourselves.
- 罢了，。Zhè dōng xī bú guò shí kuài qián bà le, bié xīn téng le.This thing is only ten bucks, that's all — don't worry about it.
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