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le
past tense particle

HSK 1Common

What does 了 mean?

(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

Related HSK 1 words

yǒuhave
you
zàibe at/in
shìto be
I, me
depossessive particle

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