了 (liu5) — indicating change of situation | [粵] 喇 in Cantonese
liuˏ₅了
Mandarin Pinyin: le5
Meaning of 了
nounindicating change of situation | [粵] 喇
nounindicating completed action | [粵] 咗
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Example Sentences with 了
昨天已經決定了。
It was already decided yesterday.
對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.
漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
那好極了!
That's great!
他把好些書存放在我這兒了。
He has left a number of books with me.
Words Containing 了
太好了taai3 hou2 liu5
very good
一了百了jat1 liu5 baak3 liu5
once and for all; get it over and done with; all problems end when the main problem is dealt with
不得了bat1 dak1 liu5
desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
不甚了了bat1 sam6 liu5 liu5
have a shallow understanding of; know very little; not really understand
了解liu5 gaai2
to understand (also written as 瞭解)
不了bat1 liu5
unable to,
除了之外ceoi4 liu5 zi1 ngoi6
except; other than; besides | Cant.: 除咗之外
私了si1 liu5
settle or deal with an issue in private
了不起liu5 bat1 hei2
amazing; terrific; extraordinary [粵]: 巴閉, 犀利
睡了覺seoi6 liu5 gaau3
have fallen asleep; have gone to sleep; have gone to bed | 粵: 瞓咗覺
井水乾了zeng2 seoi2 gon1 liu5
the well has dried up
把握不了baa2 ak1 bat1 liu5
unable to grasp
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