了 le
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
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le
particle for a completed action or a change
Character
Example phrases
- 我吃了两个包子。 Wǒ chīle liǎng ge bāozi. I ate two baozi.
- 外面下雨了。 Wàimiàn xià yǔ le. It's started raining outside.
- 他去了学校。 Tā qùle xuéxiào. He went to school.
- 姐姐买了水果。 Jiějie mǎi le shuǐguǒ. My older sister bought fruit.
- 学生回家了。 Xuésheng huíjiā le. The student went home.
- 你看电影了吗？ Nǐ kàn diànyǐng le ma? Did you watch the movie?
- 李月下课了。 Lǐ Yuè xiàkè le. Li Yue's class is over.
- 妈妈买菜了。 Māma mǎi cài le. Mom bought vegetables.
- 你们都到了吗？ Nǐmen dōu dào le ma? Have you all arrived?
- 老师来了。 Lǎoshī lái le. The teacher has arrived.
Related words
- 除了 chúle except; besides
- 极了 jíle extremely (after adjectives)
- 了 le already (completed action or change)
- 为了 wèile for (purpose)
- 了不起 liǎobuqǐ amazing
- 了解 liǎojiě to understand; to know about
- 受不了 shòubùliǎo cannot stand
- 不得了 bùdéliǎo extremely; serious
- 得了 déle enough; stop it
- 完了 wán le to be over; finished
- 算了 suànle forget it; that’s enough
- 罢了 bàle that is all; merely; just