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啦

lā

HSK 6 Character

What 啦 means

1. onomatopoeiasound of singing, cheering etc
2. (phonetic)
3. dialectto chat

Other readings

啦 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• lasentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after

Example sentences

• 快点啦！
  Hurry!
• 没办法啦
  There's nothing I can do.
• 我来啦。
  I'm coming.
• 安静啦！
  Be quiet!
• 辛苦啦！
  Good work!
• 买到啦？
  Did you buy it?

Words starting with 啦

• 啦啦队lā lā duìcheerleading squad
• 啦啦队长lā lā duì zhǎngcheerleader
• 啦呱lā guavariant of 拉呱

Words containing 啦

• 哗啦huā lā(onomatopoeia) sound of a crash; with a crash
• 哗啦啦huā lā lā(onomatopoeia) crashing sound
• 稀里哗啦xī li huā lā(onomatopoeia) chaotic or dynamic noises…
• 呼啦啦hū lā lāflapping sound
• 卡啦kǎ lācrispy, deep-fried (variant of 卡拉
• 吧啦吧啦bā lā bā lā(loanword) blah blah blah
• 喀啦喀啦kā lā kā lā(onomatopoeia) clank
• 呼啦圈hū lā quānhula hoop (loanword)
• 哩哩啦啦lī lī lā lāscattered; intermittent; sporadic
• 叭啦狗bā lā gǒubulldog
• 嘎啦gā la(onomatopoeia) rumbling; rattling
• 咔啦kǎ lācrispy, deep-fried (variant of 卡拉
• 噼里啪啦pī li pā lā(onomatopoeia) crackling of firecrackers; pitter-patter of rain; burst of applause
• 嗞啦zī lā(onomatopoeia) sputter; sizzle
• 哆啦A梦Duō lā A mèngDoraemon, Japanese manga and anime series character
• 哗啦一声huā lā yī shēngwith a crash; with a thunderous noise
• 稀哩哗啦xī li huā lāvariant of 稀里哗啦
• 批哩啪啦pī li pā lāvariant of 噼里啪啦
• 劈哩啪啦pī li pā lāvariant of 噼里啪啦
• 劈里啪啦pī li pā lāvariant of 噼里啪啦
• 霹雳啪啦pī lì pā lāsee 噼里啪啦
• 唏哩哗啦xī li huā lāvariant of 稀里哗啦
• 唏里哗啦xī li huā lāvariant of 稀里哗啦

Characters that look like 啦

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 哦éto chant
• 喉hóuthroat; larynx
• 啪pā(onomatopoeia) bang; pop; pow
• 喵miāo(onomatopoeia) meow; cat's mewing
• 啾jiū(onomatopoeia) wailing of child; chirp; kiss (Tw)
• 啉línused in the transliteration of the names of organic compounds such as porphyrin 卟啉

Sounds the same

Read lā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 拉to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag
• 垃used in 垃圾; Taiwan pr. lè
• 喇(onomatopoeia) sound of wind, rain etc
• 邋used in 邋遢