le

to finish; particle of completed action

DEFINITIONS

了 le
  • (completed action marker)
  • (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  • (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
了 liǎo
  • to finish
  • to achieve
  • variant of 瞭|了[liao3]
  • to understand clearly
  • (of eyes) bright
  • clear-sighted
了 liào
  • unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
  • to watch from a height or distance
  • to survey

STROKES

WORDS

少不 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
sī liǎo to settle privately; to solve behind closed doors; to settle out of court
免不 miǎn bù liǎo unavoidable; can't be avoided
yī liǎo bǎi liǎo once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles
之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite
事 liǎo shì to dispose of a matter; to be done with it
得 liǎo de exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling
然 liǎo rán to understand clearly; evident
敷衍事 fū yǎn liǎo shì to skimp; to work half-heartedly; not to bother
zhōng liǎo to end
zhī liǎo cicada (onom.)
无生趣 liǎo wú shēng qù to lose all interest in life (idiom)
却 liǎo què to resolve; to settle
mò liǎo in the end
局 liǎo jú end; conclusion; solution
怎么得 zěn me dé liǎo how can this be?; what's to be done?; what an awful mess!
一笑之 yī xiào liǎo zhī to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
一粒老鼠屎坏一锅粥 yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一粒老鼠屎壞一鍋粥 yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一走之 yī zǒu liǎo zhī to avoid a problem by walking away from it; to quit
一颗老鼠屎坏一锅汤 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一顆老鼠屎壞一鍋湯 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏一锅粥 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1]
一顆老鼠屎壞一鍋粥 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1]
上不台面 shàng bù liǎo tái miàn better kept under the table (idiom); not to be disclosed; too inferior to show in public