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了
le
past tense particle

HSK 1Common

What does 了 mean?

了 (pinyin: le) means past tense particle. It belongs to the official HSK 1 vocabulary (beginner), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 了

He has come.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 了

Related HSK 1 words

有yǒuhave
你nǐyou
在zàibe at/in
是shìto be
我wǒI, me
的depossessive particle

Full HSK 1 list · Translate a sentence with 了

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