吧 bā / ba — (onomat.); dumb; (modal particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK?
我们一起去吃饭吧。Wǒ men yì qǐ qù chī fàn ba.Let us go eat together.
Common words: 酒吧 (jiǔ bā)、网吧 (wǎng bā)、吧主 (bā zhǔ)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "dumb"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "dumb", including 吧 (bā / ba), 哑 (yā / yǎ). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "dumb" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 吧 (bā / ba), 哑 (yā / yǎ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span bā, ba, yā, yǎ — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 吧 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 吧 bā / ba(onomat.); dumb; (modal particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK?Useful words: 酒吧, 网吧
- 哑 yā / yǎ(onomat.); dumb; muteUseful words: 聋哑, 哑子
Common words for these 2 "dumb" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 吧 (bā / ba) — so "dumb" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "dumb".
哑 yā / yǎ — (onomat.); dumb; mute
喊了一上午，他的嗓子都哑了。Hǎn le yí shàng wǔ, tā de sǎng zi dōu yǎ le.After shouting all morning, his voice became hoarse.
Common words: 聋哑 (lóng yǎ)、哑子 (yǎ zi)、哑点 (yǎ diǎn)
All 2 characters
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