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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 了

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 了

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Pinyin le、 liǎo

Radical

乙

Strokes

Definition

(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker), to know / to understand / to know, clear, look afar from a high place

Usage

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得了吧 dé le ba

come on

赔了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng

having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) / to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

帮不了 bāng bù liǎo

Can't help

忘不了 wàng bù liǎo

cannot forget

了悟 liǎo wù

complete enlightenment

直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng

direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward

捏了一把汗 niē le yī bǎ hàn

Squeeze a sweat

吃不了兜着走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu

lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences

敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì

to skimp / to work half-heartedly / not to bother

傻了眼 shǎ le yǎn

Dumbfounded

简洁明了 jiǎn jié míng liǎo

succinct and clear / brevity

远水解不了近渴 yuǎn shuǐ jiě bù liǎo jìn kě

Distant water cannot quench present thirst / Slowness can not meet hasty demand. / The aid is too slow in coming to be of any help.

不甚了了 bù shèn liǎo liǎo

not know much (about sth.) / do not quite understand / not be too clear (about sth.)

了解 liǎo jiě

to understand / to realize / to find out

除了 chú le

besides / apart from (... also...) / in addition to / except (for)

罢了 bà le

a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

算了 suàn le

let it be / let it pass / forget about it

极了 jí le

extremely / exceedingly

对了 duì le

Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...

了不起 liǎo bu qǐ

amazing / terrific / extraordinary

免不了 miǎn bù liǎo

unavoidable / can't be avoided

受不了 shòu bù liǎo

unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand

不得了 bù dé liǎo

desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly

少不了 shǎo bu liǎo

cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many

了结 liǎo jié

to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up

了得 liǎo de

exceptional / outstanding / dreadful / appalling

未了 wèi liǎo

unfinished / outstanding (business) / unfulfilled

没完没了 méi wán méi liǎo

without end / incessantly / on and on

说了算 shuō le suàn

to have the final say / to be the one in charge

末了 mò liǎo

in the end

大不了 dà bù liǎo

at worst / if worst comes to worst / serious / alarming

亏了 kuī le

lost

为了 wèi le

in order to / for the purpose of / so as to

怎么得了 zěn me dé liǎo

how can this be? / what's to be done? / what an awful mess!

不了 bù liǎo

unable to / without end

一去不复返了 yī qù bù fù fǎn le

Gone forever

How to write 了

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Meaning of 了

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