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了
Trad. 瞭
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 亅
Strokes 1
Composition
Strokes 2
Structure
Decomp.
乛 + 亅
Prononciation
Mandarin liǎo; le; liào
Entry Methods
Pinyin liao3; le; liao4
Kanji /
Cangjie
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弓弓
Sijiao 1720.7
Wubi BNH
CNS 11643 1-4427
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+4E86
GB2312 C1CB
BIG5 A446
Results for 了
了 liǎo (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly
了 le (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
Results beginning with 了
了解 liǎo jiě to understand / to realize / to find out
了得 liǎo de exceptional / outstanding / dreadful / appalling
了结 liǎo jié to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up
了事 liǎo shì to dispose of a matter / to be done with it
了了 liǎo liǎo to realize clearly / to settle a matter / to get it over with
了然 liǎo rán to understand clearly / evident
了却 liǎo què to resolve / to settle
了局 liǎo jú end / conclusion / solution
了当 liǎo dàng frank / outspoken / ready / settled / in order / (old) to deal with / to handle
了断 liǎo duàn to bring to a conclusion / to settle (a dispute) / to do away with (oneself) / to break off (a relationship) / resolution (of a problem)
了债 liǎo zhài to repay one's debt
了知 liǎo zhī (Buddhism) to fully understand / to understand completely
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了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing / terrific / extraordinary
了不得 liǎo bu de terrific / terrible / (after 得[de5]) very
了望塔 liǎo wàng tǎ observation tower / watch tower
了去了 le qù le (coll.) (after adjectives such as 多[duo1], 大[da4], 遠|远[yuan3], 高[gao1]) very / extremely
了望塔 liào wàng tǎ variant of 瞭望塔[liao4 wang4 ta3]
了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
了然于胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng to be well aware of sth / to understand clearly
了解客户  know your customer
了解情况  situation awareness / situational awareness
了却此生 liǎo què cǐ shēng to die / to be done with this world
了若指掌 liǎo ruò zhǐ zhǎng see 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
了无生趣 liǎo wú shēng qù to lose all interest in life (idiom)
了无新意 liǎo wú xīn yì unoriginal / stereotyped
了解真相的权利  right to truth
了解人性心理促进会  Association for the Advancement of Psychological Understanding of Human Nature
Approximate Results for 了
为了 wèi le in order to / for the purpose of / so as to
到了 dào liǎo at last / finally / in the end
除了 chú le besides / apart from (... also...) / in addition to / except (for)
有了 yǒu le I've got a solution! / to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1])
成了 chéng le to be done / to be ready / that's enough! / that will do!
不了 bù liǎo unable to / without end
对了 duì le Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...
完了 wán le to be finished / to be done for / ruined / gone to the dogs / oh no
得了 dé le all right! / that's enough!
得了 dé liǎo (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
算了 suàn le let it be / let it pass / forget about it
罢了 bà le a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
罢了 bà liǎo a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)
没了 méi le to be dead / not to be, or cease to exist
极了 jí le extremely / exceedingly
明了 míng liǎo to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear
迟了 chí le late
饶了 ráo le to spare / to forgive
结了 jié le that's that / that's it / that will do
糟了 zāo le gosh! / oh no! / darn!
吹了 chuī le failed / busted / to have not succeeded / to have died / to have parted company / to have chilled (of a relationship)
未了 wèi liǎo unfinished / outstanding (business) / unfulfilled
末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / at the end / finally
知了 zhī liǎo cicada (onom.)
终了 zhōng liǎo to end
私了 sī liǎo to settle privately / to solve behind closed doors / to settle out of court
临了 lín liǎo at the last moment / right at the end
不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
公了 gōng liǎo to settle in court (opposite: 私了[si1 liao3])
坏了 huài le shoot! / gosh! / oh, no! / (suffix) to the utmost
绝了 jué le (slang) awesome / dope
老了 lǎo le getting old
巧了 qiǎo le what a coincidence!
腿了 tuǐ le (Tw) (Internet slang) too late, someone posted that already (supposedly from "lag" misspelled as "leg")
宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb)
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不见了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared / to be missing / nowhere to be found
受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand
不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly
不行了 bù xíng le (coll.) on the point of death / dying
大不了 dà bù liǎo at worst / if worst comes to worst / (usu. in the negative) serious / alarming
忘不了 wàng bù liǎo cannot forget
少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many
免不了 miǎn bù liǎo unavoidable / can't be avoided
说了算 shuō le suàn to have the final say / to be the one in charge
不在了 bù zài le to be dead / to have passed away
说白了 shuō bái le to speak frankly
受得了 shòu de liǎo to put up with / to endure
死不了 sǐ bù liǎo Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)
算不了 suàn bù liǎo does not count for anything / of no account
烦死了 fán sǐ le to annoy to death
知道了 zhī dào le OK! / Got it!
帅呆了 shuài dāi le awesome / brilliant / magnificent
棒极了 bàng jí le super / excellent
又来了 yòu lái le Here we go again.
比不了 bǐ bù liǎo cannot compare to / to be no match for
别提了 bié tí le say no more / don't bring it up / drop the subject
出了事 chū le shì sth bad happened
打错了 dǎ cuò le "you have dialed the wrong number"
打扰了 dǎ rǎo le sorry to interrupt you, but ... / sorry to have bothered you / sorry, I have to go / (slang) (coined c. 2017) used facetiously to terminate a conversation (esp. online) when the other person is being insufferable
发了言 fā le yán ("past tense" of :发言) spoke publicly / made a speech
几点了 jǐ diǎn le What's the time?
就晚了 jiù wǎn le then it's too late (colloquial)
卖光了 mài guāng le to be sold out / to be out of stock
没谁了 méi séi le (coll.) nobody can beat that / extraordinary / remarkable
情急了 qíng jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird
秦吉了 qín jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird
爽歪了 shuǎng wāi le (slang) awesome / amazing / too cool! / sick
太好了 tài hǎo le very good
铁了心 tiě le xīn determined / unshakable
听腻了 tīng nì le fed up of hearing
投了票 tóu le piào past tense of to vote
歇了吧 xiē le ba (dialect) give me a break! / forget about it!
要西了 yào xī le (coll.) unbearable (Shanghainese)
用不了 yòng bu liǎo to not use all of / to use less than
有了胎 yǒu le tāi pregnant / to carry a child
怎么了 zěn me le variant of 怎麼了|怎么了[zen3 me5 le5]
褶子了 zhě zi le to make a mess of sth / to bungle / to mismanage
准备好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready
一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán obvious at a glance (idiom)
没完没了 méi wán méi liǎo without end / incessantly / on and on
直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng direct and plainspoken (idiom) / blunt / straightforward
不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite
简单明了 jiǎn dān míng liǎo clear and simple / in simple terms
敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì to do things half-heartedly / to merely go through the motions
一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles
下不了台 xià bu liǎo tái to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully / to be put on the spot / to be embarrassed
草草了事 cǎo cǎo liǎo shì to rush through the work / to get through a thing carelessly
一走了之 yī zǒu liǎo zhī to avoid a problem by walking away from it / to quit
摆了一道 bǎi le yī dào to play tricks on / to make a fool of
笨到家了 bèn dào jiā le extremely stupid
翅膀硬了 chì bǎng yìng le (of a bird) to have become fully fledged / (fig.) (of a person) to have grown up (and become independent) / to be ready to spread one's wings
除了之外 chú le zhī wài except
多了去了 duō le qù le (coll.) aplenty / millions of
进了天堂 jìn le tiān táng to die / to enter the hall of heaven
乐颠了馅 lè diān le xiàn ecstatic / overjoyed
脸都绿了 liǎn dōu lu:4 le green in the face (idiom) / to look unwell
凉了半截 liáng le bàn jié felt a chill (in one's heart) / (one's heart) sank
买了佛冷 mǎi le fó lěng (Internet slang) eggcorn for the song lyrics "I love Poland" that became a catchphrase in 2018
前缘未了 qián yuán wèi liǎo one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
上了年纪 shàng le nián jì to be getting on in years / to be of the older generation
脱不了身 tuō bù liǎo shēn busy and unable to get away
虚应了事 xū yìng liǎo shì see 虛應故事|虚应故事[xu1 ying4 gu4 shi4]
严了眼儿 yán le yǎn r up to the eyeballs / full to overflowing / jampacked
眼圈红了 yǎn quān hóng le to be on the verge of tears
一笑了之 yī xiào liǎo zhī to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
怎么得了 zěn me dé liǎo how can this be? / what's to be done? / what an awful mess!
这还了得 zhè hái liǎo dé How dare you! / This is an outrage! / Absolutely disgraceful!
直捷了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng variant of 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
直接了当 zhí jiē liǎo dàng see 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
自行了断 zì xíng liǎo duàn to take one's life
响亮而明了  loud and clear
成不了气候 chéng bu liǎo qì hòu won't get far / unlikely to be successful
吃了定心丸 chī le dìng xīn wán to feel reassured
过了五分钟 guò le wǔ fēn zhōng five minutes passed
妈了个巴子 mā le ge bā zi fuck! / motherfucker! / fucking
上不了台面 shàng bù liǎo tái miàn better kept under the table (idiom) / not to be disclosed / too inferior to show in public
天安门开了 Tiān ān mén kāi le pants fly is down / the barn door is open
我也是醉了 wǒ yě shì zuì le (Internet slang) I can't even... / Are you kidding me! / OMG!
吃不了兜着走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences
服务终了负债  end-of-service liabilities
周期终了评价  end-of-cycle appraisal
吃饱了饭撑的 chī bǎo le fàn chēng de having nothing better to do / see 吃飽撐著|吃饱撑着
倒抽了一口气 dào chōu le yī kǒu qì to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
都什么年代了 dōu shén me nián dài le What decade are you living in? / That's so out-of-date!
狗改不了吃屎 gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom) / fig. bad habits are hard to change
黄花菜都凉了 huáng huā cài dōu liáng le lit. the dishes are cold (idiom) / fig. to arrive late / to take one's sweet time
也好不了多少 yě hǎo bu liǎo duō shǎo hardly any better / just as bad
好了疮疤忘了痛 hǎo le chuāng bā wàng le tòng see 好了傷疤忘了疼|好了伤疤忘了疼[hao3 le5 shang1 ba1 wang4 le5 teng2]
赔了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) / to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
大水冲了龙王庙 dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom) / fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person / a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
过了这村没这店 guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance
好了伤疤忘了疼 hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
萝卜快了不洗泥 luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom) / fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality
兔子尾巴长不了 tù zi wěi ba cháng bu liǎo rabbits don't have long tails (idiom) / its days are numbered / won't last long
远水救不了近火 yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here / (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
冤冤相报何时了 yuān yuān xiāng bào hé shí liǎo if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
怎一个愁字了得 zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dé (last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4]) / how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"? / how can words express such sadness?
煮熟的鸭子飞了 zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le the cooked duck flew away (proverb) / (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
学校促进国际了解  International Understanding at School
好心倒做了驴肝肺 hǎo xīn dào zuò le lu:2 gān fēi lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom) / fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
跑了和尚跑不了庙 pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later / also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4]
心急吃不了热豆腐 xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) / one just has to be patient / haste will ruin everything
不干不净，吃了没病 bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìng a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb) / a couple of germs won't do you any harm
打翻了的牛奶而哭泣 dǎ fān le de niú nǎi ér kū qì to weep over spilt milk
大事化小，小事化了 dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà le to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all
大事化小，小事化了 dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
跑了和尚，跑不了庙 pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later
跑了和尚，跑不了寺 pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later
小时了了，大未必佳 xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
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