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(Trad.: 瞭)
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  • Pinyin: le
    English Definition: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
    Chinese Definition:
    ①表示肯定语气。[合]明天又是星期六了;要过新年了,人们都很高兴。
    ②表示促进或劝止。[合]快躲了;别吵了!闪开了!
    ③表示感叹语气。[例]好了!别闹了!
    ④另见liǎo。

    Example Words:
    为了 wèi le in order to; for the purpose of; so as to
    除了 chú le besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)
    得了 le all right!; that's enough!
    算了 suàn le let it be; let it pass; forget about it
    罢了 le a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
    More: 了* | *了 | *了*
  • Pinyin: liǎo
    English Definition: to finish; to achieve; variant of ; to understand clearly; (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
    Chinese Definition:
    ①明白,知道:明了。一目了然。
    ②完结,结束:完了。了结。
    ③在动词后,与“不”、“得”连用,表示可能或不可能:看不了。办得了。
    ④与“得”、“不得”前后连用,表示异乎寻常或情况严重:那还了得!
    ⑤了。
    ⑥放在动词或形容词后,表示动作或变化已经完成:写完了。
    ⑦助词,用在句子末尾或句中停顿的地方,表示变化,表示出现新的情况:刮风了。

    Example Words:
    了解 liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out
    了解 liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out
    了不起 liǎo bu amazing; terrific; extraordinary
    受不了 shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand
    不得了 liǎo desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
    More: 了* | *了 | *了*
Example Sentences
1
He came.
2
I got up.
3
I'm going home.
4
She fell down.
5
I understand.