Pronunciation
:
Meaning
:
(particle) particle indicating a completed action
HSK
:
1
Notes
:
Also as
[HSK3] (liǎo) (conveys the meaning of completion or capability, usually found in fixed expressions or certain grammatical structures)
了
Pronunciation
:
Meaning
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place or something that has changed
(particle) used for an anticipated or presupposed action
(particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen
(particle) indicating a change in one’s understanding, idea, view or action
Radical
:
乛
Strokes
:
2
Traditional
:
了
Sentences:
我吃了午饭。
I ate lunch.
我
:
I
吃
:
eat
了
:
particle indicating a completed action
午饭
:
lunch
我看完了这本书。
I finished reading this book.
我
:
I
看
:
read, see
完
:
finish
了
:
particle indicating a completed action
这
:
this
本
:
measure word
书
:
book
天气变冷了。
The weather has become cold.
天气
:
weather
变
:
become
冷
:
cold
了
:
particle indicating a completed action
她已经回家了。
She has already gone home.
她
:
she
已经
:
already
回家
:
go home
了
:
particle indicating a completed action
