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

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Words containing 了

Word Meaning
结了 jié le
that's it; that will do; that's that
結了 jié le
that's it; that will do; that's that
绝了 jué le
(slang) awesome; dope
絕了 jué le
(slang) awesome; dope
罷了 bà le
a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
罷了 bà liǎo
a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)
翅膀硬了 chì bǎng yìng le
grown independent; ready to act alone
听腻了 tīng nì le
fed up of hearing
聽膩了 tīng nì le
fed up of hearing
脱不了身 tuō bù liǎo shēn
busy and unable to get away
脫不了身 tuō bù liǎo shēn
busy and unable to get away
腿了 tuǐ le
too late; someone already posted that
脸都绿了 liǎn dōu lǜ le
to look unwell; green in the face (idiom)
臉都綠了 liǎn dōu lǜ le
to look unwell; green in the face (idiom)
自行了断 zì xíng liǎo duàn
to take one's life
自行了斷 zì xíng liǎo duàn
to take one's life
草草了事 cǎo cǎo liǎo shì
to rush through the work; to get through a thing carelessly
虚应了事 xū yìng liǎo shì
see 虚应故事xū yìng gù shì
虛應了事 xū yìng liǎo shì
see 虚应故事xū yìng gù shì
褶子了 zhě zi le
to make a mess of sth; to bungle; to mismanage
說了算 shuō le suàn
to have the final say; to be the one in charge
说白了 shuō bái le
to speak frankly
說白了 shuō bái le
to speak frankly
赔了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
suffer double loss; backfire badly
賠了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
to suffer a double loss; lose on both sides
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