了 - Mandarin word #4

了

liǎo

Traditional: 了

HSK 1

#4 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to finish, to understand (as liǎo); also aspect particle (as le)

Stroke order

了

。

I understand what you mean.

。

I can't handle this matter.

。

He finally understood.

。

This matter goes on and on without end.

。

He has settled a matter weighing on his mind.

了 (liǎo) means to finish or to understand, and the same character also functions as the common aspect particle le.

的

of, possessive and modifier particle

懂

to understand, to comprehend

过

experiential aspect marker; to pass

玩

to play, to have fun, to visit

着

progressive/continuous aspect marker

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 了.

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This word is part of lesson 1.