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Definitions
- 1. (completed action marker)
- 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
- 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
Example Sentences
1 shownMuiriel现在20岁 了 。
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Words Containing 了
obvious at a glance (idiom)
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
desperately serious
amazing
to resolve
to settle
to understand
unavoidable
say no more
unbearable
failed; busted; to have not succeeded
at worst; if worst comes to worst
to be finished
cannot do without
all right!
(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
cannot forget
without end
for; for the purpose of; in order to
let it be
a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)
to speak frankly
besides
once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
to avoid a problem by walking away from it
see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu]
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
better kept under the table (idiom)
to be getting on in years
to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully
a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)
no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
to be dead
(coll.) on the point of death
to have disappeared
hardly any better
terrific
to realize clearly
to dispose of a matter
to repay one's debt
to die
(coll.) (after adjectives such as 多[duō], 大[dà], 遠|远[yuǎn], 高[gāo]) very
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
end
exceptional
to bring to a conclusion
unoriginal
to lose all interest in life (idiom)
to understand clearly; evident
to be well aware; to understand clearly
frank; outspoken
(Buddhism) to fully understand
see 了如指掌[liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng]
rabbits don't have long tails (idiom)
to settle in court (opposite: 私了[sī liǎo])
if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
sth bad happened
at last
one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
Here we go again.
to put up with; to endure
lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
to feel reassured
having nothing better to do
(coll.) aplenty
to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
pants fly is down
very good
to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
see 好了傷疤忘了疼|好了伤疤忘了疼[hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng]
(idiom) to mistake good intentions for ill will
fuck!
(coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb)
Correct!
being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
then it's too late (colloquial)
what a coincidence!
awesome
hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[shēng shēng màn] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[lǐ qīng zhào])
What's up?
how can this be?
mythical talking bird
won't get far; unlikely to be successful
to be done
(Internet slang) I can't even...
sorry to interrupt you, but ...
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
to play tricks on
(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
to understand clearly
it's getting late; time's getting on
I've got a solution!
pregnant
unfinished
(coll.) final part; last bit
it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
super
extremely
ecstatic; overjoyed
if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in \A Dream of Red Mansions\ 紅樓夢|红楼梦[hóng lóu mèng])
(dialect) give me a break!
Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)
lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom)
cannot compare to
to be dead
(coll.) nobody can beat that
felt a chill (in one's heart)
to be ready
the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
(slang) awesome; amazing; too cool!; sick
lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)
to not use all of
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
see 直截了當|直截了当[zhí jié liǎo dàng]
to be on the verge of tears
cicada (onom.)
OK!
to settle privately
mythical talking bird
extremely stupid
does not count for anything
clear and simple
gosh!
to end
that's that; that's it; that will do
(slang) awesome
fed up of hearing
busy and unable to get away
green in the face (idiom)
at the last moment
to take one's life
to rush through the work
when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom)
see 虛應故事|虚应故事[xū yìng gù shì]
lit. covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore; up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom)
to make a mess of sth
(coll.) unbearable (Shanghainese)
to have the final say
(Internet slang) eggcorn for the song lyrics \I love Poland\ that became a catchphrase in 2018
having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
to be out of stock
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
How dare you!
to die
past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
late
What decade are you living in?
determined
to spare
fig. to arrive late