了 leliǎo HSK1 finish Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: understand All meanings 27,030 le 26,854 completed action 15,220change of state 11,256intensification 740liǎo 208 potential 203finish 2entirely 1understand 1bright 1 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 了, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 1 sentence for 了 (liǎo — understand) 听了你的解释,我才明了真相。 tīng liǎo nǐ de jiěshì, wǒ cái míngliǎo zhēnxiàng. Only after hearing your explanation did I understand the truth. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary