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辣

là · la

Traditional 辢

HSK 4

Meaning

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là 辣

  1. hot (spicy)
  2. pungent
  3. (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting
  4. to burn

là 辢

  1. old variant of 辣 (là)
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Is it spicy?

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，这串(zhèchuàn)辣(là)吗(ma)？

    Boss, is this skewer spicy?

  2. Liangliang

    不(bù)辣(là)，我(wǒ)吃过(chīguò)，一点儿(yīdiǎnr)也(yě)不(bù)辣(là)。

    Not spicy. I had one. Not spicy at all.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)我(wǒ)尝(cháng)一口(yīkǒu)……啊(a)！好(hǎo)辣(là)！水(shuǐ)！

    Really? Then I'll try a bite... Ah! So spicy! Water!

  4. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)吃的(chīde)是(shì)旁边(pángbiān)那串(nàchuàn)，这串(zhèchuàn)很(hěn)辣(là)。

    Sorry, I ate the one next to it. This one is very spicy.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)不早说(bùzǎoshuō)！

    Why didn't you say so earlier?

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)任(rèn)何(hé)辣(là)的(de)食(shí)物(wù)。

Tom doesn't like any kind of spicy food.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)我(wǒ)会(huì)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)辣(là)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

Every now and then I like to have hot and spicy food.

Tatoeba: Chinese by yuya · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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