了
Ancient forms
1 formGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
- (completed action marker)
- (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
- (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
liào liao4
- unofficial variant of 瞭
How often each reading is used
Example sentences
- Did you get my letter?
HSK words with 了
- 为了 wèile for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 极了 jíle extremely
- 除了 chúle besides
- 了解 liǎojiě to understand
- 受不了 shòubùliǎo unbearable
- 了不起 liǎobuqǐ amazing
- 得了 déle all right!
- 完了 wánle to be finished
- 不得了 bùdéliǎo desperately serious
- 罢了 bàle a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
- 算了 suànle let it be
- 大不了 dàbùliǎo at worst; if worst comes to worst
- 了结 liǎojié to settle
- 没完没了 méiwánméiliǎo without end
- 少不了 shǎobuliǎo cannot do without
- 忘不了 wàngbùliǎo cannot forget
- 一目了然 yīmùliǎorán obvious at a glance (idiom)
- 免不了 miǎnbùliǎo unavoidable
- 说白了 shuōbáile to speak frankly
- 不了了之 bùliǎoliǎozhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
- 了却 liǎoquè to resolve
- 别提了 biétíle say no more
- 吹了 chuīle failed; busted; to have not succeeded