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Information of 了

Pinyin le、 liǎo
Radical
Strokes
2 strokes
Usage
★★★★★
Definition
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker), to know / to understand / to know, clear, look afar from a high place
了 [liǎo] 1. 明白,知道。 Understand, know. 2. 完结,结束。 End, conclude. 3. 在动词后,与“不”、“得”连用,表示可能或不可能。 Used after a verb with "not" or "can" to indicate possibility or impossibility. 4. 与“得”、“不得”前后连用,表示异乎寻常或情况严重。 Used with "can" or "cannot" to indicate something unusual or serious. Example: 明~。 一目~然。 Example: Clear understanding. Obvious at a glance. Example: 完~。 ~结。 Example: Completed. Concluded. Example: 看不~。 办得~。 Example: Cannot see. Can handle. Example: 那还~得! Example: That is serious! —— 了 [liǎo] 1. 手弯曲 ([En.] (of hand) bend) (of hand) bend. 2. 假借为“憭”、“悟”。懂得,明白其意思 ([En.] understand) Used for "understand". 3. 结束,了结 ([En.] end) Ended, concluded. —— 了 [liǎo] 1. 聪敏,颖慧 ([En.] wise) Wise, intelligent. 2. 清楚,明晰 ([En.] clear)。 Clear, distinct. 3. 明亮,光亮 ([En.] light) Bright, luminous. —— 了 [liǎo] 1. 完全,全然——与“无”、“不”连用,用在动词或形容词前面,表示范围,相当于“完全([En.] 没有)”、“完全([En.] 不)” ([En.] entirely)。 Completely, entirely—used before verbs or adjectives with "no" or "not" to indicate scope, equivalent to "completely (no)" or "completely (not)". 2. 放在动词之后,与“得”或“不”连用,表示可能 ([En.] used after a verb as a complement with “can” or “cannot” to indicate possibility or finality)。 Placed after a verb to indicate possibility when used with “can” or “cannot”. —— 了 [le] 助词,用在动词或形容词后,表示完成 Used after a verb or adjective to indicate completion. —— 了 [le] 1. 表示肯定语气 ([En.] indicates future certainty)。 Indicates affirmative tone. 2. 表示促进或劝止 ([En.] indicates the speeding up or stopping)。 Indicates promotion or discouragement. 3. 表示感叹语气 ([En.] indicates interj.)。 Indicates exclamatory tone. —— Example: 我已经问了老王。 Example: I have already asked Old Wang. Example: 明天又是星期六了。 Example: Tomorrow is Saturday again. Example: 快躲了! Example: Hurry and hide! Example: 好了! 别闹了! Example: Alright! Stop messing around!
dé le ba
come on
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) / to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
bāng bù liǎo
Can't help
wàng bù liǎo
cannot forget
liǎo wù
complete enlightenment
zhí jié liǎo dàng
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward
niē le yī bǎ hàn
Squeeze a sweat
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences
fū yǎn liǎo shì
to skimp / to work half-heartedly / not to bother
shǎ le yǎn
Dumbfounded
jiǎn jié míng liǎo
succinct and clear / brevity
yuǎn shuǐ jiě bù liǎo jìn kě
Distant water cannot quench present thirst / Slowness can not meet hasty demand. / The aid is too slow in coming to be of any help.
bù shèn liǎo liǎo
not know much (about sth.) / do not quite understand / not be too clear (about sth.)
liǎo jiě
to understand / to realize / to find out
chú le
besides / apart from (... also...) / in addition to / except (for)
bà le
a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
suàn le
let it be / let it pass / forget about it
jí le
extremely / exceedingly
duì le
Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...
liǎo bu qǐ
amazing / terrific / extraordinary
miǎn bù liǎo
unavoidable / can't be avoided
shòu bù liǎo
unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand
bù dé liǎo
desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly
shǎo bu liǎo
cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many
liǎo jié
to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up
liǎo de
exceptional / outstanding / dreadful / appalling
wèi liǎo
unfinished / outstanding (business) / unfulfilled
méi wán méi liǎo
without end / incessantly / on and on
shuō le suàn
to have the final say / to be the one in charge
mò liǎo
in the end
Input Method for 了
Pinyin le5
Wubi
bnh
Cangjie
nn
Zhengma
y
Four Corner
17207
Unicode
U+4e86