了

Stroke order

Example sentences

• 我来了！

  Wǒ lái le

  I'm coming!

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• 他来了。

  Tā lái le

  He came.

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• 我到了。

  Wǒ dào le

  I came.

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• 看到了。

  Kàn dào le

  I saw it.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 了

• 了le 5(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
• 为了wèi le 4–5for; for the purpose of; in order to
• 了解liǎo jiě 3–3 → 2–3to understand; to realize; to find out
• 极了jí le 2–5extremely; exceedingly
• 除了chú le 2–5besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)
• 受不了shòu bù liǎo 4–4–3unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand
• 了不起liǎo bu qǐ 3–5–3amazing; terrific; extraordinary
• 得了dé le 2–5all right!; that's enough!
• 完了wán le 2–5to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no
• 不得了bù dé liǎo 4–2–3desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
• 罢了bà le 4–5a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
• 算了suàn le 4–5let it be; let it pass; forget about it