Meaning of là:

Adjective

old variant of 辣[la4]; hot (spicy); pungent

Zhè zhǒng cài tài là le, wǒ xūyào hē shuǐ.

这种菜太了,我需要喝水。

This dish is too spicy, I need to drink water.

Wǒ tèbié xǐhuān chī là de shíwù.

我特别喜欢吃的食物。

I especially like to eat spicy food.

Zhège cài tài là le, wǒ xūyào hē diǎn shuǐ.

这个菜太了,我需要喝点水。

This dish is too spicy, I need to drink some water.

Verb

(of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn

Zhè dào cài tài là le, wǒ xūyào hē shuǐ.

这道菜太了,我需要喝水。

This dish is too spicy, I need to drink water.

Zhège cài tài là le, wǒ shòu bùliǎo!

这个菜太了,我受不了!

This dish is too spicy, I can't handle it!

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