lā

啦

Character · Onomatopoeia · Interjection

onomatopoeia; contracted auxiliary word

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

sound of laughter, cracking, etc.

informal

Used to imitate clear, sharp sounds or bright laughter.

Pí皮
qiú球
diào掉
zài在
dì地
shàng上
péng嘭
lā啦
yī一
shēng声
 。

The rubber ball hit the ground with a loud thud.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
hā哈
hā哈
lā啦
de地
xiào笑
gè个
bù不
tíng停
 。

The children laughed nonstop with hearty giggles.

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Shù树
zhī枝
bèi被
fēng风
chuī吹
de得
kā咔
chā嚓
lā啦
duàn断
le了
 。

A tree branch snapped off in the strong wind.

Biān鞭
pào炮
pī噼
lī里
lā啦
de地
xiǎng响
le了
qǐ起
lái来
 。

The firecrackers started popping loudly.

Tā她
tuī推
mén门
fā发
chū出
zhī吱
lā啦
de的
shēng声
yīn音
 。

She pushed the door open, making a creaking sound.

2.

interjection

used to express surprise, joy, etc.

informal

Used at the start of a sentence to express strong emotion.

Lā啦
 !
Jīn今
tiān天
zhōng终
yú于
fàng放
jià假
le了
 !

Wow! School finally lets out today!

Lā啦
 !
Wǒ我
zhòng中
dà大
jiǎng奖
lā啦
 !

Wow! I won the grand prize!

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Lā啦
 !
Nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
lái来
le了
 ?

Oh! Why did you come?

Lā啦
 !
Zhè这
dàn蛋
gāo糕
tài太
hǎo好
chī吃
le了
 !

Wow! This cake is so delicious!

Lā啦
 !
Zhōng终
yú于
jiàn见
dào到
nǐ你
le了
 !

Wow! I finally met you!