Pinyin

Definition

 - 
  1. (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc
  2. (phonetic)
  3. (dialect) to chat
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la
  1. sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
  2. particle placed after each item in a list of examples

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

  1. 1 (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc
  2. 2 (phonetic)
  3. 3 (dialect) to chat
pī li pā lā
hū lā lā
  1. 1 flapping sound
hū lā quān
  1. 1 hula hoop (loanword)
lī lī lā lā
  1. 1 scattered
  2. 2 intermittent
  3. 3 sporadic
  4. 4 on and off
  5. 5 stop and go

Sample Sentences

我的同学总是一直抱怨书读不完。宁做蚂蚁腿,不学麻雀嘴。一直说话不读书,当然读不完啦。
wǒ de tóngxué zǒngshì yīzhí bàoyuàn shū dú bù wán 。nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。yīzhí shuōhuà bù dúshū ,dāngrán dú bù wán la 。
My classmate always complains there is too much to study. Do more and talk less. If you keep talking instead of studying, then of course you can't finish studying.
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如果牛不想喝水,就别强按头啦!
rúguǒ Niú bù xiǎng hē shuǐ ,jiù bié qiǎng àn tóu la !
If the bull doesn't want to drink water, then don't press its head down.
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那你肯定很难理解网上那些组织应援、为偶像摇旗呐喊的行为啦,现在很多偶像是通过粉丝支持、创造流量爆红的,所以粉丝几乎是他们的衣食父母呀。
nà nǐ kěndìng hěn nán lǐjiě wǎngshàng nàxiē zǔzhī yìngyuán 、wèi ǒuxiàng yáoqínàhǎn de xíngwéi la ,xiànzài hěnduō ǒuxiàng shì tōngguò fěnsī zhīchí 、chuàngzào liúliàng bàohóng de ,suǒyǐ fěnsī jīhū shì tāmen de yīshífùmǔ ya 。
Then you must find it hard to understand how online groups provide support, carry flags and shout support for their idols. Now many idols are supported by fans who help to create traffic. So fans have almost become their parents.
这……当然得淘啦。
zhè ……dāngrán de táo la 。
Hmm... of course!
估计是要毕业了吧,您经常陪他们聊聊天,还帮他们修东西,他们当然感激您啦。
gūjì shì yào bìyè le ba ,nín jīngcháng péi tāmen liáo liáotiān ,hái bāng tāmen Xiū dōngxi ,tāmen dāngrán gǎnjī nín la 。
I suppose they’re about to graduate soon. And because you often chat with them and even help them to repair their things, they’re of course grateful to you.
一看就是酒驾!最恨这些喝酒开车的人,每年不知道害了多少无辜的路人枉死!好险我闪得够快,否则我也一命呜呼啦!”
yī kàn jiùshì jiǔjià !zuì hèn zhèxiē hējiǔ kāichē de rén ,měinián bù zhīdào hài le duōshao wúgū de lù rén wǎngsǐ !hǎoxiǎn wǒ shǎn de gòu kuài ,fǒuzé wǒ yě yīmìngwūhū la !”
"It's definitely a DWI! I hate people who drive drunk. So many innocent pedestrians have died every year. I was lucky that I dodged quickly, or else I'd be dead. "
跟我客气啥,看路看路,你占道啦!
gēn wǒ kèqi shá ,kàn lù kàn lù ,nǐ zhàn dào la !
Don’t stand on ceremony with me, watch out for the road instead, you’re occupying more than 1 lane!
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你懂什么,等我到了川藏那边,能睡个大通铺喝口热水就不错啦。
nǐ dǒng shénme ,děng wǒ dào le ChuānZàng nàbian ,néng shuì ge dàtōngpù hē kǒu rèshuǐ jiù bùcuò la 。
What do you know? It’s not bad already if I can get some sleep in a shelter with long beds and drink hot water when I get to Sichuan-Tibet
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小麦,你们部门最近又有什么新鲜事啦?
xiǎomài ,nǐmen bùmén zuìjìn yòu yǒu shénme xīnxiān shì la ?
Xiao Mai, is there any interesting news in your department?
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你最近躲到哪儿去啦?连上周篮球赛你也没来。
nǐ zuìjìn hide to nǎr qù la ?lián shàngzhōu lánqiú sài nǐ yě méi lái 。
Where have you been lately? You didn't even show up at the basketball game last week.
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