罢

bà

cease, finish, stop; give up

How to write 罢, 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 to leave 去

Made of 罒 + 去

罢了bà lea modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
罢了bà liǎoa modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)
罢工bà gōnga strike; to go on strike
罢休bà xiūto give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop
罢手bà shǒuto give up
也罢yě bà(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
善罢甘休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)
欲罢不能yù bà bù néngwant to stop but can't (idiom); to be unable to stop oneself; to feel an urge to continue
作罢zuò bàto drop (subject etc)
罢免bà miǎnto remove sb from their post; to dismiss
罢官bà guānto dismiss from office; to resign from office
罢市bà shìprotest strike by merchants

只是一场梦罢了。
zhǐ shì yì chǎng mèng bà le 。
It's just a dream.
不过是一个文字游戏罢了。
bú guò shì yí gè wén zì yóu xì bà le 。
It's just a play on words.
他们已经取消了罢工。
tā men yǐ jīng qǔ xiāo le bà gōng 。
They already called off the strike.
罢工影响了国家经济。
bà gōng yǐng xiǎng le guó jiā jīng jì 。
The strike affected the nation's economy.
罢工妨碍了国家经济。
bà gōng fáng ài le guó jiā jīng jì 。
The strike affected the nation's economy.