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

没谁 méi séi le (coll.) nobody can beat that; extraordinary; remarkable
沒誰 méi séi le (coll.) nobody can beat that; extraordinary; remarkable
半截 liáng le bàn jié felt a chill (in one's heart); (one's heart) sank
半截 liáng le bàn jié felt a chill (in one's heart); (one's heart) sank
准备好 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready
準備好 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready
wèi le in order to; for the purpose of; so as to
煮熟的鸭子飞 zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le the cooked duck flew away (proverb); (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
煮熟的鴨子飛 zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le the cooked duck flew away (proverb); (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
狗改不吃屎 gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom); fig. bad habits are hard to change
用不 yòng bu liǎo to not use all of; to use less than
直截當 zhí jié liǎo dàng direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward
直捷当 zhí jié liǎo dàng variant of 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
直捷當 zhí jié liǎo dàng variant of 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
直接当 zhí jiē liǎo dàng see 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
直接當 zhí jiē liǎo dàng see 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
眼圈红 yǎn quān hóng le to be on the verge of tears
眼圈紅 yǎn quān hóng le to be on the verge of tears
知道 zhī dào le OK!; Got it!
秦吉 qín jí liǎo mythical talking bird; mynah bird
算不 suàn bù liǎo does not count for anything; of no account
suàn le let it be; let it pass; forget about it
简单明 jiǎn dān míng liǎo clear and simple; in simple terms
zāo le gosh!; oh no!; darn!
zhōng liǎo to end