How to Say ‘Come; please come’ in Simplified Chinese
来吧
lái ba
[lai ba]
💬 Usage Tip: [吧] softens a suggestion or proposal, so [来吧] is gentler than a plain command. You'll hear it a lot in scheduling: [八点来吧] or [明天去吧]
Phrase Breakdown
来
lái
[lai]
come
to come toward the speaker or to a place being discussed
请快来，我们在等你。
Please come जल्दी; we are waiting for you.
吧
ba
[ba]
ba; suggestion particle
a sentence-final particle that softens suggestions, requests, or guesses
我们走吧。这里的吧让语气更自然。
Let’s go. Here, 吧 makes the tone more natural and gentle.
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