le · liǎo

了

completed action

HSK 2.0 · 1 HSK 3.0 · 1

01 · Write

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02 · Stroke order

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03 · Details

为了 wèi le for; for the purpose of; in order to HSK 3

极了 jí le extremely; exceedingly HSK 3

除了 chú le besides; apart from (... also...) HSK 3

了解 liǎo jiě to understand; to realize HSK 4

受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable; unable to endure HSK 4

了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing; terrific HSK 4

得了 dé le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5

完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for HSK 5

不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious; disastrous HSK 5

罢了 bà le a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) HSK 6

算了 suàn le let it be; let it pass HSK 6

了结 liǎo jié to settle; to finish HSK 7–9

今天很热，太热了！ Today is very hot, too hot! Lesson 7
太热了！你不觉得热吗？ It's too hot! Don't you feel hot? Lesson 7
太贵了！有便宜一点儿的吗？ Too expensive! Is there something cheaper? Lesson 8
太贵了！便宜一点儿，好吗？ Too expensive! A little cheaper, OK? Lesson 8
你怎么了？你看起来不舒服。 What's wrong? You look unwell. Lesson 11
八点开始上课，我七点就到学校了。 Class starts at eight; I already got to school at seven. Lesson 14

Pictographic: A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子

Same radical 亅

shì 事 zhēng 争

Same sound

lè 乐 liào 料 liáo 聊

Also HSK 1

de 的 wǒ 我 shì 是 nǐ 你 zài 在 bù 不 yǒu 有 tā 他