What does 了 mean in Chinese?

了 (le) means "completed-action particle" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 了 in a sentence?

他去学校了。 (Tā qù xuéxiào le.) — He went to school.

Pinyin: le

completed-action particle

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 💬 Particles & Phrases

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他去学校了。

Tā qù xuéxiào le.

He went to school.

What 了 means

了 (le) is a Chinese word meaning “completed-action particle”. It belongs to the Particles & Phrases topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 1

不 bù not; no 没 méi not (have) 吗 ma question particle 呢 ne and…? (question particle) 的 de possessive particle 和 hé and; with 再见 zài jiàn goodbye 谢谢 xiè xiè thank you 不客气 bú kè qì you're welcome 对不起 duì bù qǐ sorry 没关系 méi guān xì it's okay; no problem 喂 wèi hello (on the phone)

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