UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December 2016

Commission File Number: 001-33195

TRINA SOLAR LIMITED

No. 2 Tian He Road

Electronics Park, New District

Changzhou, Jiangsu 213031

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F x Form 40-F o

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	TRINA SOLAR LIMITED


	By:	/s/ Merry Ying Xu

	Name:	Merry Ying Xu

	Title:	Interim Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 16, 2016

[Signature Page to Form 6-K]

Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release

Trina Solar LTD 6-K