了le ❶ (用在动词或形容词后， 表示动作或变化已经完成): 读 ～ 两遍 read twice; 苹果红 ～。 Apples got red.
❷ (用在句子的末尾或句中停顿处， 表示变化， 表示出现新的情况， 表示催促或劝止): 春天 ～， 桃花都开 ～。 The spring comes and peach blossoms [flowers] are all open. 天一下雨， 我就不出门 ～。 I don't go out whenever it rains. 他本来不想说这件事， 后来还是说 ～。 He didn't want to say it, but he said it in the end. 好 ～ , 别再提那件事 ～。 Well, don't bring that up again.
另见 see also liǎo; liào。
了liǎoⅠ ❶ (完毕； 结束) finish; complete; end; fulfill; dispose of; settle: 不 ～ ～ 之 leave it unsettled; 没完没 ～ endless; non-stop; ceaseless; without stop; 未 ～ 之事 unfinished task; an unsettled matter; 好吧！ 这事儿就这样 ～ 啦。 All right, so that's that.
❷ (明白； 懂得) understand; know; realize: 明 ～ understand; ～ 悟 comprehend; understand; 一目 ～ 然 be clear at a glance
❸ (放在动词后， 跟 “得、不”连用， 表示可能或不可能): 办得 ～ can manage it; 受不 ～ cannot stand it Ⅱ [书] (完全； 一点) entirely; a bit: ～ 无惧色 not a bit of fear; ～ 不相涉 completely irrelevant
另见 see also le。
◆了不得 terrific; extraordinary; terrible; awful; remarkable; wonderful; extraordinary; outstanding; 了不起 amazing; terrific; extraordinary; 了得 terrible; horrible; 了结 finish; settle; wind up; bring to an end; 了解 understand; comprehend; acquaintance; find out; acquaint oneself with; 了局 end; solution; settlement; 了了 [书] know clearly; 了却 settle; solve; 了然 understand; be clear; 了如指掌 know ... like the palm of one's own hand; as plain as pointing to one's hand; be thoroughly familiar with ...; 了事 dispose of a matter; get sth. over; 了无惧色 not show a trace of fear; look completely undaunted |