How to Say ‘Let's go.’ in Simplified Chinese
我们走吧。
wǒ men zǒu ba
[waw men dzoh bah]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often uses [我们] plus a verb plus [吧] to mean "let's ...": [我们走吧] = "let's go." Swap in another verb, like [我们吃吧] — "let's eat."
Phrase Breakdown
我们
wǒ men
[waw men]
we; us
In this sentence, it refers to the speaker together with another person or group: 'we'.
我们走吧，别迟到了。
Let's go, don't be late.
走
zǒu
[dzoh]
to go; to leave
Here, '走' means 'to go' or 'to leave' as part of the phrase '我们走吧' meaning 'Let's go.'
电影快开始了，我们走吧。
The movie is about to start, let's go.
吧
ba
[bah]
ba; softening particle
At the end of this sentence, it softens the suggestion and makes 'let's go' sound natural and polite.
下课了，我们走吧。
Class is over, let's go.
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