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Reviewing options with "ba"
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Contents
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- [1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [3 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
Option 1 + 吧 ，⋯⋯ ；Option 2 + 吧 ，⋯⋯
If this structure doesn't seem clear to you, the examples will help.
Examples
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- 冬天 去 *吧* ，太 冷 ；夏天 去 *吧* ，太 热
。Dōngtiān qù *ba*, tài lěng; xiàtiān qù *ba*,
tài rè.If we go in the winter, it's
too cold. If we go in the summer, it's too hot.
- 早 点 去 *吧* ，要 等 ；晚 点 去 *吧* ，会 堵车
。Zǎo diǎn qù *ba*, yào děng; wǎn diǎn qù *ba*,
yòu dǔchē. If we go early, we'll have
to wait. If we go later, there will be too much traffic.
- 穿 得 多 一点 *吧* ，会 热 ；穿 得 少 一点 *吧* ，会 冷
。Chuān de duō yīdiǎn *ba*, huì rè; chuān de
shǎo yīdiǎn *ba*, huì lěng.If I wear a
little more, it will be hot. If I wear a little less, it will be
cold.
- 去 *吧* ，要 给 红包 ；不 去 *吧* ，他 没 面子
。Qù *ba*, yào gěi hóngbāo; bù qù *ba*, tā méi
miànzi. I need to give a red envelope if
I go early. If I don't go, he will lose face.
- 不 说 *吧* ，他 还 会 做 错 ；说 *吧* ，他 肯定 不 高兴
。Bù shuō *ba*, tā hái huì zuò cuò; shuō *ba*,
tā kěndìng bù gāoxìng.If I don't tell
him, he will still do it wrong next time. If I do tell him, he will
get upset.
- 回去 *吧* ，机票 太 贵 ；不 回去 *吧* ，家人 肯定 会 想 我
。Huíqù *ba*, jīpiào tài guì; bù huíqù *ba*,
jiārén kěndìng huì xiǎng wǒ.If I go back,
the air ticket is too expensive. If I don't go back, my family will
definitely miss me.
- 带 你 去 *吧* ，你 总是 不 听话 ；不 带 你 去 *吧* ，你 一个人 肯定
无聊 。Dài nǐ qù *ba*, nǐ zǒngshì bù tīnghuà;
bù dài nǐ qù *ba*, nǐ yīgèrén kěndìng
wúliáo.If I take you with me, you will be
naughty like always. If I don't take you with me, you will
definitely be bored.
- 见面 *吧* ，常常 吵架 ；不 见面 *吧* ，还是 会 想 他
。Jiànmiàn *ba*, chángcháng chǎojià; bù
jiànmiàn *ba*, háishì huì xiǎng tā.If we
see each other, we fight a lot. If we don't see each other, I miss
him anyway.
- 不 说 真 话 *吧* ，老婆 不 高兴 ；说 真 话 *吧* ，老婆 也 不 高兴
。Bù shuō zhēn huà *ba*, lǎopo bù gāoxìng; shuō
zhēn huà *ba*, lǎopo yě bù gāoxìng.If I
don't speak the truth, my wife will be upset. If I tell her the
truth, my wife will also be upset.
- 这个 老 房子 ，卖 *吧* ，怕 父母 不 同意 ；不 卖 *吧* ，就 没 钱 买
新 车 。Zhège lǎo fángzi, mài *ba*, pà fùmǔ bù
tóngyì; bù mài *ba*, jiù méi qián mǎi xīn
chē.If I sell this old house, I'm afraid
my parents will disagree. If I don't sell it, I don't have money to
buy a new car.
See also
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Sources and further reading
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