particle, intensifies previous action, indicates a change or completed action (aux.)
HSK 1
Traditional
了 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
我吃饭了。 wǒ chīfànle. - I have eaten.
她回家了。 tā huí jiāle. - She has come back home.
我们昨天看电影了。 wǒmen zuótiān kàn diànyǐngle. - We watched a movie yesterday.
他学会了游泳。 tā xuéhuìle yóuyǒng. - He has learned to swim.
雨停了。 yǔ tíngle. - The rain has stopped.
Phrases
除了 chú le - apart from (’chule...yiwai‘ construction) (prep.) | HSK 3
了解 liǎo jiě - understand (v.) | HSK 3
为了 wèi le - in order to (prep.) | HSK 3
受不了 shòu bù liǎo - cannot bear it () | HSK 4
不得了 bù dé liǎo - desperately serious disastrous; terrible (adj.) | HSK 5
了不起 liǎo bu qǐ - amazing; terrific; extraordinary (adj.) | HSK 5
大不了 dà bù liǎo - if the worst comes to the worst (adv.) | HSK 6
一目了然 yí mù liǎo rán - be immediately obvious; stick out a mile () | HSK 6