la
particle HSK 6 #274

Meanings

  1. 1 sentence-final particle (combination of 了 + 啊)
  2. 2 expressing cheerful or casual tone

Characters

Combination of (le) and (a) — adds both completion and exclamation

Examples

Wǒ zhīdào la!
I know already!
Kuài zǒu la, yào chídào le!
Hurry up, we're going to be late!
Hǎo la hǎo la, bié shuō le.
Okay okay, stop talking.
Xià yǔ la!
It's raining!

Tips

usage
= + . It combines the completed/changed-state meaning of with the softening/exclamatory tone of . It's colloquial and common in spoken Chinese.
usage
is a common way to dismiss or placate, like saying 'okay okay, enough.' Very natural in casual speech.

Stroke Order

la