This website uses cookies. Find out more or .
了
了
le
par. used after a verb or an adj to indicate the completion of an action, or the end of a sentence for a change of situation
Other meanings
[liǎo]   v. understand, know clearly
[liǎo]   v. (used in conjunction with de5 or bu4, after a verb) can
[liǎo]   v./adv. to end, to conclude; (lit.) (not...) at all
亅    hook (for 了)
乛    the second Celestial stem (for 了)
'了' is part of the following simplified words:
 了 亨 哼 烹 疗 辽 钌
'了' is part of the following traditional words:
 了 亨 哼 烹 釕
 n/a 
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
我​感​冒​了​。
我​感​冒​了​。
wó gǎn mào le
phr. I have got a cold.
我​吃​饱​了​。
我​吃​飽​了​。
wǒ chī bǎo le
phr. I'm full.
我​的​脚​都​站​麻​了​。
我​的​腳​都​站​麻​了​。
wǒ de jiǎo dōu zhàn má le .
phr. My foot has gone numb from standing (for so long).
啊​哟​，下​雨​了​！
啊​喲​，下​雨​了​！
ā yō xià yǔ le
phr. Ah, it's raining!
他​买​了​一​双​鞋​。
他​買​了​一​雙​鞋​。
tā mǎi le yì shuāng xié
phr. He bought a pair of shoes.
我​去​了​中​国​了​。
我​去​了​中​國​了​。
wǒ qù le zhōng guó le .
phr. I have gone to China.
你​发​福​了​。
你​發​福​了​。
nǐ fā fú le
phr. You have put on some weight.
他​被​打​了​。
他​被​打​了​。
tā bèi dǎ le
phr. He was beaten.
我​吃​完​了​。
我​吃​完​了​。
wǒ chī wán le .
phr. I have finished eating.
她​爱​上​了​他​。
她​愛​上​了​他​。
tā ài shàng le tā .
phr. She fell in love with him.
我​马​上​要​进​机​场​了​。
我​馬​上​要​進​機​場​了​。
wó mǎ shàng yào jìn jī chǎng le .
phr. I will enter the airport very soon.
你​饿​了​吗​？
你​餓​了​嗎​？
nǐ è le ma ?
phr. Are you hungry?
你​拿​错​了​。
你​拿​錯​了​。
nǐ ná cuò le .
phr. You took the wrong one.