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了 le · liǎo

(particle: completed action)

Strokes
2
Level
HSK 1
Radical
亅
Traditional
瞭
Type
Pictograph
Made of 乛亅 ⿱乛亅

Memory hint: A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子

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  1. 我吃饭了。
    Wǒ chīfàn le.
    I've eaten.
    i eat-meal (particle)
  2. 你吃饭了吗？
    Nǐ chīfàn le ma?
    Have you eaten?
    you eat-meal (particle) (question)
  3. 我们出发吧，快迟到了。
    Wǒmen chūfā ba, kuài chídào le.
    Let's set off, we're about to be late.
    we set-off (suggestion), soon late (particle)
  4. 他不了解这件事。
    Tā bù liǎojiě zhè jiàn shì.
    He doesn't understand this matter.
    he not understand this (measure) matter
  5. 昨天晚上，他很晚才睡了。
    Zuótiān wǎnshang, tā hěn wǎn cái shuì le.
    Last night, he didn't go to sleep until very late.
    yesterday evening, he very late only-then sleep (particle)

Words with 了 (12)