罷

bà

cease, finish, stop; give up

How to write 罷, stroke by stroke

to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish; (final particle, same as 吧)

Ideographic: Stuck in a net 罒, unable 能 to leave

Made of 罒 + 能

罷了bà lea modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
罷了bà liǎoa modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)
罷工bà gōnga strike; to go on strike
罷休bà xiūto give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop
罷手bà shǒuto give up
也罷yě bà(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
善罷甘休shàn bà gān xiū(idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
欲罷不能yù bà bù néngwant to stop but can't (idiom); to be unable to stop oneself; to feel an urge to continue
作罷zuò bàto drop (subject etc)
罷免bà miǎnto remove sb from their post; to dismiss
罷官bà guānto dismiss from office; to resign from office
罷市bà shìprotest strike by merchants

你怕啥？就是部電影罷了。
nǐ pà shá ？ jiù shì bù diàn yǐng bà le 。
Why are you so scared? It's just a movie.
「他們又要罷工了嗎？」「恐怕是的。」
「 tā mén yòu yào bà gōng le má ？」「 kǒng pà shì de 。」
"Will they go on strike again?" "I'm afraid so."
人生只不過是場夢罷了。
rén shēng zhī bú guò shì chǎng mèng bà le 。
Life is only a dream.
全面罷工癱瘓了整個國家。
quán miàn bà gōng tān huàn le zhěng gè guó jiā 。
The general strike paralyzed the whole country.
鐵路工人明天將繼續進行罷工。
tiě lù gōng rén míng tiān jiāng jì xù jìn xíng bà gōng 。
The railroad workers are going on walkout tomorrow.