了 le

(completed action marker)

HSK 1 #5

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 5th character
Radical ⼅ (6.1)
Strokes 2
Index # 17

Definitions

了 le
  1. 1. (completed action marker)
  2. 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
了 liǎo
  1. 1. variant of 瞭liǎo
  2. 2. to understand clearly
  3. 3. clear-sighted
  4. 4. (of eyes) bright
  5. 5. to achieve
  6. 6. to finish
了 liào
  1. 1. unofficial variant of 瞭liào
  2. 2. to watch from a height or distance
  3. 3. to survey

Stroke order

了 stroke order diagram
了 stroke order animation

Words containing 了

Word Meaning
少不了 shǎo bu liǎo
cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
私了 sī liǎo
to settle privately; to settle out of court
免不了 miǎn bù liǎo
can't be avoided; unavoidable
一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo
once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved
不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
了事 liǎo shì
to be done with it; to dispose of a matter
了得 liǎo de
exceptional; outstanding; dreadful
了然 liǎo rán
to understand clearly; evident
敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì
to work half-heartedly; to skimp; not to bother
终了 zhōng liǎo
to end
知了 zhī liǎo
cicada (onom.)
了无生趣 liǎo wú shēng qù
to lose all interest in life (idiom)
了却 liǎo què
to resolve; to settle
末了 mò liǎo
in the end
了局 liǎo jú
end; conclusion; solution
怎么得了 zěn me dé liǎo
what's to be done?; how can this be?; what an awful mess!
一笑了之 yī xiào liǎo zhī
to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一走了之 yī zǒu liǎo zhī
to avoid a problem by walking away from it; to quit
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
one bad person spoils the whole group
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
one bad person spoils the whole group
上不了台面 shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
too inferior to show in public; not to be disclosed
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