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Character Decomposition
了=乛+亅
Etymology
A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子
Meanings3 pronunciations
le
(completed action marker)
(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
liǎo
to finish
(used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàng bu liǎo "cannot forget")
(literary) (usually followed by a negative such as wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
(of eyes) bright
clear-sighted
to understand clearly
liào
unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
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Words with 了 276 total
at last · finally · in the end到了dào liǎoa modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)罢了bà leno thanks (used to politely but informally decline)不了bù leto settle in court (opposite: 私了 sī liǎo)公了gōng liǎoexceptional · outstanding · dreadful · appalling了得liǎo deto settle · to finish · to conclude · to wind up了结liǎo jié
Idioms with 了 51 total Chain
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled · to end up with nothing definite不了了之bù liǎo liǎo zhī(idiom) not very clear about; to have only a vague understanding不甚了了bù shèn liǎo liǎoto rush through the work · to get through a thing carelessly草草了事cǎo cǎo liǎo shìlit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) · fig. you'll have to take the consequences吃不了兜着走chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒulit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom) · fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person · a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other大水冲了龙王庙dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng wáng miào(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions敷衍了事fū yǎn liǎo shì