算了

suàn le

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb

Definitions

1. let it be
2. let it pass
3. forget about it

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 罢了 bà le 罢了 bà le a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) Used in written or formal contexts to express 'let it be', while 算了 is more colloquial.: a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

Related words

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• 没关系 méi guān xi 没关系 méi guān xi it doesn't matter Used to say 'it doesn't matter' in response to apologies, similar to 'forget about it' with 算了.: it doesn't matter

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 算了 to mean 'calculate' as in 计算; 算了 only means 'forget it'.

Formality

算了 is casual; avoid using it in formal writing or to superiors unless expressing resignation politely.

Example Sentences

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算了 ，我们不去公园了。

Forget it, let's not go to the park.

算了 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 400312)

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Words Containing 算了

• 机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命 机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命 jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng: 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])

Child Words of 算了

• 了 了 le: (completed action marker)
• 了 了 liǎo: (of eyes) bright
• 算 算 suàn: to regard as