了

Meaningle(modal particle, particle, verb)

(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

In the negative use 没 and drop 了: 我没吃早饭.

Examples

• 我吃了早饭。

  wǒ chī le zǎo fàn.

  I've had breakfast.

• 下雨了，带把伞吧。

  xià yǔ le, dài bǎ sǎn ba.

  It's raining now, take an umbrella.

• 他去了三次河内。

  tā qù le sān cì hé nèi.

  He has been to Hanoi three times.

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Meaningliǎo(modal particle, particle, verb)

to finish; to achieve; variant of 了; to understand clearly

Examples

• 我很了解他。

  wǒ hěn liǎo jiě tā.

  I know him very well.

• 这么多菜，我吃不了。

  zhè me duō cài, wǒ chī bù liǎo.

  So many dishes, I can't finish them.

• 天太热了，我受不了。

  tiān tài rè le, wǒ shòu bù liǎo.

  It's too hot, I can't stand it.

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Meaningliào(modal particle, particle, verb)

unofficial variant of 瞭

Examples

• 士兵在了望台上看着远方。

  shì bīng zài liào wàng tái shàng kàn zhe yuǎn fāng.

  The soldier watched the distance from the lookout tower.

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