lǎ

拉

Character · Bound morpheme

used in banla, hubula

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples

bound morpheme

neutral

Cannot be used independently, only appears in fixed multi-character phrases.

Zhè这

ge个

bàn半

lǎ拉

mán馒

tou头

hái还

néng能

chī吃

。

This half steamed bun is still edible.

Hǔ虎

bù不

lā拉

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

běi北

fāng方

cháng常

jiàn见

de的

bó伯

láo劳

niǎo鸟

。

Hubula is a common shrike species in northern China.