Translations for „了“ in the Chinese » English Dictionary

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了 le

1. 了 (used to indicate the completion of an action):

水位低了一米。

The water level has fallen by one metre.

2. 了 (used to indicate a change):

下雨了。

It has begun to rain.

了¹ liǎo

1. 了:

了 liǎo

complete

了 liǎo

finish

了 liǎo

settle

这事已经了啦。

The matter is now settled.

2. 了:

了 liǎo

can

了 liǎo

be able

做得了

be able to do sth.

3. 了:

了 liǎo

entirely

了 liǎo

completely

了无惧色

not show a trace of fear

了无惧色

look utterly fearless

了² (瞭) liǎo

了 → 了然

对…了如指掌

have sth. at one's fingertips

对…了如指掌

know thoroughly

对…了如指掌

have a complete knowledge of

不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī

不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī

end up with nothing definite

不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī

leave the matter unsettled

罢了 bà­le

罢了 bàle

just

罢了 bàle

merely

罢了 bàle

only

他不过这样说说罢了。

He doesn't really mean what he has just said.

罢了 bà­liǎo (used to indicate tolerance)

他不愿去也就罢了。

Leave him alone if he really doesn't want to go.

除了 chú­le

1. 除了:

除了 chúle

except (for)

2. 除了:

除了 chúle

besides

除了 chúle

in addition to

3. 除了:

除了 chúle

either...(or...)

了结 liǎo­jié

了结 liǎojié

settle

了结 liǎojié

end

了结 liǎojié

square up

了解 liǎo­jiě

1. 了解:

了解 liǎojiě

understand

了解 liǎojiě

comprehend

了解 liǎojiě

know

2. 了解:

了解 liǎojiě

find out

了解 liǎojiě

learn

了解 liǎojiě

ascertain

了解情况

go and find out what's going on

了解情况

have a thorough knowledge of what has happened

了然 liǎo­rán

了然 liǎorán

understand

了然 liǎorán

be aware of

了然 liǎorán

know

一目了然

learn at a glance

一目了然

see with half an eye

了事 liǎo­shì

了事 liǎoshì

settle

了事 liǎoshì

get through with

了事 liǎoshì

wind up

草草了事

complete sth. im great haste

草草了事

wind up a matter hastily

草草了事

rush through sth.

明了 míng­liǎo

1. 明了:

明了 míngliǎo

know clearly

明了 míngliǎo

be clear about

明了厂里的一切情况

know everything about the factory

2. 明了:

明了 míngliǎo

clear

明了 míngliǎo

plain

简单明了

simple and clear

简单明了

plain and concise

末了 mò­liǎo

末了 mòliǎo

finally

末了 mòliǎo

at last

末了 mòliǎo

in the end

私了 sī­liǎo

私了 sīliǎo

settle a dispute privately [or by means other than legal procedures]

为了 wèi­le

为了 wèile

for

为了 wèile

for the sake of

为了 wèile

so [or in order] that

知了 zhī­liǎo

知了 zhīliǎo

cicada

终了 zhōng­liǎo

终了 zhōngliǎo

end

不得了 bù­dé­liǎo

1. 不得了:

不得了 bùdéliǎo

terrible

不得了 bùdéliǎo

horrible

不得了 bùdéliǎo

extremely serious

2. 不得了:

不得了 bùdéliǎo

very

不得了 bùdéliǎo

extremely

不得了 bùdéliǎo

terribly

了不得 liǎo­bu­de

1. 了不得:

了不得 liǎobude

extremely

了不得 liǎobude

terrific

了不得 liǎobude

extraordinarily

了不得的大事

a matter of great significance

2. 了不得:

了不得 liǎobude

terrible

了不得 liǎobude

dreadful

了不得 liǎobude

awful

了不起 liǎo­bu­qǐ

了不起 liǎobuqǐ

amazing

了不起 liǎobuqǐ

extraordinary

了不起 liǎobuqǐ

super