| 1 | 了 | 了 | liǎo | liao3 | (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly; to finish; to achieve; variant of 了 ; to understand clearly | | |
| 2 | 到了 | 到了 | dào liǎo | dao4 liao3 | at last; finally; in the end | | |
| 3 | 了解 | 了解 | liǎo jiě | liao3 jie3 | to understand; to realize; to find out; to understand; to realize; to find out | | |
| 4 | 得了 | 得了 | dé liǎo | de2 liao3 | (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible | | |
| 5 | 罢了 | 罷了 | bà liǎo | ba4 liao3 | a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok) | | |
| 6 | 了不起 | 了不起 | liǎo bu qǐ | liao3 bu5 qi3 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | | |
| 7 | 受不了 | 受不了 | shòu bù liǎo | shou4 bu4 liao3 | unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand | | |
| 8 | 不得了 | 不得了 | bù dé liǎo | bu4 de2 liao3 | desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly | | |
| 9 | 少不了 | 少不了 | shǎo bu liǎo | shao3 bu5 liao3 | cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many | | |
| 10 | 末了 | 末了 | mò liǎo | mo4 liao3 | in the end | | |
| 11 | 明了 | 明了 | míng liǎo | ming2 liao3 | to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; also written 明了 | | |
| 12 | 免不了 | 免不了 | miǎn bù liǎo | mian3 bu4 liao3 | unavoidable; can't be avoided | | |
| 13 | 临了 | 臨了 | lín liǎo | lin2 liao3 | at the last moment; right at the end | | |
| 14 | 兔子尾巴长不了 | 兔子尾巴長不了 | tù zi wěi ba cháng bu liǎo | tu4 zi5 wei3 ba5 chang2 bu5 liao3 | rabbits don't have long tails (idiom); its days are numbered; won't last long | | |
| 15 | 公了 | 公了 | gōng liǎo | gong1 liao3 | to settle in court (oppo. 私了 ) | | |
| 16 | 跑了和尚跑不了庙 | 跑了和尚跑不了廟 | pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào | pao3 le5 he2 shang4 pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4 | the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later; also written 跑得了和尚 ,跑得了和尚 ,跑不了庙 | | |
| 17 | 比不了 | 比不了 | bǐ bù liǎo | bi3 bu4 liao3 | cannot compare to; to be no match for | | |
| 18 | 大事化小,小事化了 | 大事化小,小事化了 | dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo | da4 shi4 hua4 xiao3 , xiao3 shi4 hua4 liao3 | to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all | | |
| 19 | 简单明了 | 簡單明瞭 | jiǎn dān míng liǎo | jian3 dan1 ming2 liao3 | clear and simple; in simple terms | | |
| 20 | 自行了断 | 自行了斷 | zì xíng liǎo duàn | zi4 xing2 liao3 duan4 | to take one's life | | |
| 21 | 成不了气候 | 成不了氣候 | chéng bu liǎo qì hòu | cheng2 bu5 liao3 qi4 hou4 | won't get far; unlikely to be successful | | |
| 22 | 了此残生 | 了此殘生 | liǎo cǐ cán shēng | liao3 ci3 can2 sheng1 | to end this miserable life (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 不甚了了 | 不甚了了 | bù shèn liǎo liǎo | bu4 shen4 liao3 liao3 | to not quite understand sth. (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 了断 | 了斷 | liǎo duàn | liao3 duan4 | to bring to a conclusion; to settle (a dispute); to do away with (oneself); to break off (a relationship); resolution (of a problem) | | |
| 25 | 了结 | 了結 | liǎo jié | liao3 jie2 | to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up | | |