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CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics have great dielectric constant, excellent temperature stability and good frequency stability. However, due to high dielectric loss, its practical application in engineering is hindered. In this paper, Na0.25Bi0.25LaxCa0.5-3x/2Cu3Ti4O12 (NBLCCTO) ceramics were prepared by solid phase synthesis. The effects of sintering temperature and La content on dielectric properties of NBLCCTO ceramics were studied. The results show when the sintering temperature is 1030celcius and La content is 0.05, NBLCCTO ceramics show better dielectric properties. Its dielectric constant has epsilon(r) = 22,231 at 1 kHz and its dielectric loss is 0.0546 at 10 kHz. Appropriate doping of La can lead to grain refinement and enlarge specific surface area of grain boundary, thus increasing resistivity and reducing dielectric loss. Therefore, NBLCCTO ceramics have lower dielectric loss than Na0.25Bi0.25Ca0.5Cu3Ti4O12 (NBCCTO).