What does 啦 mean in Chinese?
啦 (la) means sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
啦
sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
02
particle placed after each item in a list of examples
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 啦
How do you pronounce 啦?
啦 is pronounced la. It also has the reading lā.
Is 啦 an HSK word?
啦 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 啦?
啦 is used as a 助词 (particle) in Chinese.
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