了 le, liǎo — perfective/change-of-state particle

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le liǎo

Level 1 · Common HSK 2 #17

Traditional: 瞭

le le5

Basic definition

  1. particle perfective/change-of-state particle e.g 好了算了

Detailed explanation

  1. particle used after the verb or adj. to indicate completion e.g 我已经问了老王 · 人老了，身体差了 · 头发白了 · 这双鞋太小了
  1. indicates future certainty e.g 明天又是星期六了 · 要过新年了，人们都很高兴
  2. indicates the speeding up or stopping e.g 快躲了 · 别吵了!闪开了
  3. indicates interj. e.g 好了!别闹了

liǎo liao3

Basic definition

  1. verb to finish; to settle; to dispose of e.g 了结完了了断
  2. verb to understand clearly e.g 了解明了一目了然

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (象形。从子，无臂。小篆字象婴儿束其两臂形。初生的婴儿，往往束其两臂而裹之。本义:束婴儿两臂)
  2. (of hand) bend e.g 了尥
  3. understand e.g 了然 了法 · 了得事 · 了利
  4. end e.g 了局了了 了还 · 了劣 · 了休
adjective
  1. wise e.g 了慧 · 了干
  2. clear e.g 了利 · 了辩
  3. light
adverb
  1. entirely e.g 了无恐色 · 了不相涉 · 了不可得
  2. used after a verb as a complement with“得”or“不”to indicate possibility or finality e.g 办得了 · 你来得了来不了

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