How to Say ‘Okay, let's go.’ in Simplified Chinese
好了，我们走吧。
hǎo le wǒ men zǒu ba
[hǎo le waw-men zǒu ba]
💬 Usage Tip: 吧 (ba) at the end turns a statement into a soft suggestion: 我们走 "we go" becomes "let's go". It works the same way with other actions: 我们吃饭吧 "let's eat".
Phrase Breakdown
好了，
hǎo le
Alright,
hǎo le. Signals 'OK, that's settled' before moving on. 好 dips and 了 is light.
好了，别哭了。
Alright, stop crying.
Words in this phrase
好了
hǎo le
[hǎo le]
done; all set
Says something is finished or ready.
饭好了，来吃吧。
The food is ready, come eat.
我们走吧。
wǒ men zǒu ba
let's go.
wǒmen zǒu ba. 走 means 'go, leave' and gets a full third-tone dip. 吧 is a soft suggestion.
下雨了，我们走吧。
It's raining, let's go.
Words in this phrase
我们
wǒ men
[waw-men]
we; us
Refers to the speaker and their group; in business, often means the speaker’s team or company.
我们公司的同事都很愿意帮忙。
Our company’s colleagues are all very willing to help.
走
zǒu
[zǒu]
to leave; to go away
To depart from a place.
我们该走了。
We should leave now.
吧
ba
[ba]
(suggestion particle)
Sentence-final particle that softens a suggestion, like 'how about' or 'let's'.
我们走吧。
Let's go.
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