Your learning plan · Continue · Review →
… 吧，… ；… 吧，… (weighing options)
Đã giới thiệuVị trí đã lưu của bạn vẫn giữ nguyên trong trình duyệt này. Tiếp tục sẽ không hoàn thành bài học hay trả lời câu hỏi của nó.
Can't decide
- You can't choose between two jobs: one is near home, the other pays more.
- to go去(suppose)吧，too太to distance oneself from…远；not不to go去(suppose)吧，wages工资but又really很high高。 — "If I take it, it's too far; if I don't, well, the pay is high."
A (suppose)吧，…；B (suppose)吧，…
- Option 1 + (suppose)吧，problem；Option 2 + (suppose)吧，problem weighs two choices that both have drawbacks.
- (suppose)吧 here marks "suppose I …"; each option is followed by its downside.
buy买(suppose)吧，too太expensive贵；not不buy买(suppose)吧，but又really很like it喜欢。
Complete the dilemma: “If I eat it, I'll get fat; if I don't, I'll be hungry.” 吃____，会胖；不吃吧，会饿。
Độ khó 1/5 · 100 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
Option + 吧, then the problem.
Showing a dilemma
- tell说(suppose)吧，afraid怕he他angry生气；not不tell说(suppose)吧，but又to feel / think觉得no good不好。 — "If I tell him, I'm afraid he'll be angry; if I don't, I feel bad."
- but又 in the second half often adds "but on the other hand".
tell说(suppose)吧，afraid怕he他angry生气。
Build: “If I tell him, I'm afraid he'll be angry.”
Độ khó 3/5 · 200 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
Option + 吧, then the worry.
Two sides, same shape
- Keep the two halves parallel: to go去(suppose)吧…；not不to go去(suppose)吧…. Each needs its own problem.
- This (suppose)吧 is not a suggestion ("let's"); it means "if I were to …".
In 去吧，太远；不去吧，又想去, what does the speaker feel?
Độ khó 1/5 · 100 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
Each option has a drawback: a dilemma.
(suppose)吧 as a suggestion
- At the end of a sentence, (suppose)吧 suggests: we我们go走(suppose)吧 — "Let's go."
- Inside the dilemma pattern, (suppose)吧 is followed by a comma and a problem.
we我们go走(let's)吧。
In the dilemma pattern, 吧 means “let's”.
Độ khó 1/5 · 100 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
Here it means “suppose I …”; the suggestion 吧 ends a sentence.
Recap
- A (suppose)吧，problem；B (suppose)吧，problem = whichever I choose, there is a downside.
- Parallel halves; but又 often in the second; different from the suggestion (suppose)吧.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Particles.
You can't choose between two jobs: one is near home, the other pays more. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.