to finish; to complete; to end
Animated Stroke Order 了
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HSK Vocabulary: 了
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 了 is used in context
1
wèi为
le了
jiàn健
kāng康
，
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
yùn运
dòng动
。
For health, I exercise every day.
2
wǒ我
liǎo了
jiě解
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
。
I understand this problem.
3
wǒ我
de的
gōng工
zuò作
yǐ已
jīng经
wán完
le了
。
My work is already finished.
4
wèi为
le了
chī吃
fàn饭
，
wǒ我
qù去
le了
cān餐
tīng厅
。
To eat, I went to the restaurant.
5
wèi为
le了
xué学
xí习
zhōng中
wén文
，
tā他
měi每
tiān天
liàn练
xí习
dú读
xiě写
。
In order to learn Chinese, he practices reading and writing every day.
6
wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
tuán团
duì队
xū需
yào要
hé合
zuò作
bìng并
kè克
fú服
kùn困
nán难
。
To complete this project, the team needs to cooperate and overcome difficulties.
7
wǒ我
liǎo了
jiě解
nǐ你
。
I understand you.
8
wǒ我
xiǎng想
liǎo了
jiě解
zhè这
ge个
chéng城
shì市
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
I want to learn about the history of this city.
9
tōng通
guò过
zhè这
cì次
tán谈
huà话
，
wǒ我
gèng更
hǎo好
dì地
liǎo了
jiě解
le了
tā他
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
Through this conversation, I better understood his thoughts.
10
chú除
le了
píng苹
guǒ果
，
wǒ我
hái还
xǐ喜
huān欢
xiāng香
jiāo蕉
。
Besides apples, I also like bananas.
Information
Traditional了
Radical乙
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality