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了
le
1.
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
2.
(completed action marker)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
吹了
chuīle
failed
坏了
huàile
shoot!
完了
wánle
to be finished
对了
duìle
Correct!
得了
déle
all right!
成了
chéngle
to be done
有了
yǒule
I've got a solution!
极了
jíle
extremely
没了
méile
to be dead
为了
wèile
in order to
算了
suànle
let it be
糟了
zāole
gosh!
结了
jiéle
that's that
罢了
bàle
a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
迟了
chíle
late
除了
chúle
besides
饶了
ráole
to spare
不在了
bùzàile
to be dead
不行了
bùxíngle
on the point of death
出了事
chūleshì
sth bad happened
Example Sentences (10)
来中国快一年了，你适应这儿的生活了吗？
Lái Zhōngguó kuài yī nián le, nǐ shìyìng zhèr de shēnghuó le ma?
You've been in China for almost a year. Have you gotten used to life here?
Text 1
上个月我去了趟北京动物园，那里约有500种动物，听导游说北京动物园是亚洲最大的动物园之一。
Shàng gè yuè wǒ qù le tàng běijīng dòngwùyuán, nàlǐ yuē yǒu wǔbǎi zhǒng dòngwù, tīng dǎoyóu shuō běijīng dòngwùyuán shì yàzhōu zuì dà de dòngwùyuán zhī yī.
Last month I took a trip to Beijing Zoo. There are about 500 species of animals there. The tour guide said Beijing Zoo is one of the largest zoos in Asia.
Text 3
怎么又买了这么多饼干和巧克力？难道你不减肥了？
Zěnme yòu mǎi le zhème duō bǐnggān hé qiǎokèlì? Nándào nǐ bù jiǎnféi le?
Why did you buy so many cookies and chocolate again? Aren't you dieting anymore?
Text 1
我的眼镜呢？怎么突然找不到了？你看见了吗？
Wǒ de yǎnjìng ne? Zěnme tūrán zhǎo bù dào le? Nǐ kànjiàn le ma?
Where are my glasses? Why can't I find them all of a sudden? Did you see them?
Text 1
小明，你的眼睛怎么跟大熊猫一样了？
Xiǎomíng, nǐ de yǎnjing zěnme gēn dà xióngmāo yíyàng le?
Xiaoming, how come your eyes look like a giant panda's?
Text 4
老师，我来中国留学两年了，但是我的汉语水平提高得一点儿也不快啊。
Lǎoshī, wǒ lái Zhōngguó liúxué liǎng nián le, dànshì wǒ de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng tígāo de yìdiǎnr yě bù kuài a.
Teacher, I've been studying in China for two years, but my Chinese isn't improving fast at all.
Text 1
对不起，我明天不能和你们出去玩儿了。
Duìbùqǐ, wǒ míngtiān bù néng hé nǐmen chūqù wánr le.
Sorry, I can't hang out with you guys tomorrow.
Text 2
你怎么突然关心起体育来了？
Nǐ zěnme túrán guānxīn qǐ tǐyù lái le?
Why did you suddenly start caring about sports?
Text 2
你们会说汉语了，也会写汉字了吗？
Nǐmen huì shuō Hànyǔ le, yě huì xiě Hànzì le ma?
You can speak Chinese now; can you also write Chinese characters?
Text 2
听说你又换工作了？今年已经换了三次工作了吧？
Tīngshuō nǐ yòu huàn gōngzuò le? Jīnnián yǐjīng huàn le sān cì gōngzuò le ba?
I heard you changed jobs again? You've already changed jobs three times this year, right?
Text 1
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- Character Frequency Rank
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