Chinese word

走啦

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǒu la

Meaning

  • verblet's go

Example

我们走啦，别迟到。wǒ men zǒu la bié chí dào

Let's go; don't be late.

Illustration for 走啦 (let's go)

More examples

公交要来，走啦。gōng jiāo yào lái zǒu la

The bus is coming, let's go.

Core concept

A friendly nudge that gathers people and starts the move away from where they are.

Common phrases

  • 咱们走啦zán men zǒu la

    Let's go

  • 大家走啦dà jiā zǒu la

    Let's all go

Similar words

走zǒu: Urges companions to leave or start going right away in a short, casual spoken form.
出发chū fā: Means to set off and begin moving, often for a journey or planned activity.

Definition in Chinese

表示开始行动或出发，常用作对他人发出的呼唤或邀请，语气可亲切或带催促感biǎo shì kāi shǐ xíng dòng huò chū fā cháng yòng zuò duì tā rén fā chū de hū huàn huò yāo qǐng yǔ qì kě qīn qiè huò dài cuī cù gǎn

Word origin

The verb 走 (zǒu, "go or leave") combines with 啦 (la, "spoken sentence-final particle") in 走啦 (zǒula, "let's go"), giving the departure call an informal spoken feel.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the same short call can invite friends or hurry them along, so voice and timing carry much of its social meaning.

Other meanings

  • leaveverb
  • go outverb

Opposites

  • 留下来liú xià láistay behindverb
  • 呆着dāi zhestayverb

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