# 罢了 (bàle)

In Mandarin Chinese, 罢了 (bàle) means “(particle) that's all; only”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (particle) that's all; only
- Pinyin: bàle (ba4 le5)
- Traditional: 罷了
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: bàliǎo — a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)

## Examples

- 他只是开个玩笑罢了。
  Tā zhǐshì kāi ge wánxiào bàle.
  He was just joking, that's all.

## Characters

- 罢 (bà): to stop; to cease
- [了](https://hanziro.com/word/le-completed-action/) (le): (particle) completed action; (particle) change of state

https://hanziro.com/word/ba-le-thats-all/

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