了 le marks completion

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Stroke order

了 is written in 2 strokes.

了 — the Chinese character for marks completion (le), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 了 — marks completion

了

Senses

(completed action marker)
(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

How 了 is used

了 marks completion: after the verb, or closing the clause (我买了一本书).

Example sentences

他来了。Tā lái le.He has come.
我买了一本书。Wǒ mǎi le yì běn shū.I bought a book.

Related words

了 is pronounced le and means “marks completion”.

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