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算了

suàn le
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Register variants

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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.

Related words

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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.

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.

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 6+ 6 min
算了 and 得了 for “Forget It” and “That’s Enough”

Use 算了 to drop a plan or let something go, and 得了 to say “that’s enough,” “that’ll do” or “come off it.”

Reading: suàn le Open guide

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
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
le

(completed action marker)

了
liǎo

(of eyes) bright

算
suàn

to regard as