Chinese word

走吧

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǒu ba

Meaning

  • verblet's go

Example

我们现在走吧。wǒ men xiàn zài zǒu ba

Let's go now.

Illustration for 走吧 (let's go)

More examples

天快黑了，我们走吧。tiān kuài hēi le wǒ men zǒu ba

It's almost dark, so let's go.

Core concept

A spoken nudge that gathers people and moves them toward leaving together now.

Common phrases

  • 我们走吧wǒ men zǒu ba

    Let's go

  • 一起走吧yì qǐ zǒu ba

    Let's go together

  • 现在就走吧xiàn zài jiù zǒu ba

    Let's leave right now

Similar words

走zǒu: Move away from a place, with no destination stated.
去qù: Travel toward a chosen place.
出发chū fā: Begin traveling by setting out from the starting point.

Definition in Chinese

用作建议或催促的口语短语，表示提议一起走或现在出发。yòng zuò jiàn yì huò cuī cù de kóu yǔ duán yǔ biǎo shì tí yì yì qǐ zǒu huò xiàn zài chū fā

Word origin

走 (zǒu, "go or leave") + 吧 (ba, "suggestion-softening particle") forms a spoken suggestion to go or leave together.

Usage tips

  • Its tone depends on the voice: a light tone sounds like a friendly proposal, while a sharp tone can make the same words sound like pressure to leave.

Opposites

  • 留下来liú xià láistayverb
  • 别走bié zǒustayverb

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