PINYIN

DEFINITION
  • (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc
  • (phonetic)
  • (dialect) to chat
EXAMPLE
啦啦队 / lā lā duì
support team / cheering squad / cheerleader
PINYIN

la

DEFINITION
  • sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
  • particle placed after each item in a list of examples
EXAMPLE
回来!/ Nǐ huílái la!
Hey, you're back!