- 为了 wèile in order tofor; for the sake of; for the purpose of; introduces the goal or motivation of an action
- 了解 liǎojiě understandingknowledge or comprehension of a person, idea, or situation
- 到了 dàoliǎo finallyat last; in the end; finally
- 除了 chúle exceptIntroduces something that is excluded from the rest of the statement; often used with words like [[都|都|dou1]] or [[全|全|quan2]]
- 极了 jíle extremelyplaced after an adjective or verb to mean extremely or exceedingly
- 不了 bùliǎo unable toUsed after a verb to indicate that an action or result is impossible
- 完了 wánle to be done forTo be hopeless, ruined, or in deep trouble; often used as an exclamation to mean "oh no" or "we're doomed"
- 罢了 bàle [that's all]Used at the end of a sentence to suggest that something is only a certain way and nothing more; often used with [[不过|不過|bu4 guo4]], [[只是|只是|zhi3 shi4]], or [[无非|無非|wu2 fei1]]
- 受不了 shòubuliǎo to be unable to endureto be unable to bear; cannot stand; unbearable
- 得了 déle [stop]Used to tell someone to stop doing something or to drop a subject; equivalent to "enough" or "that's enough"
- 了不起 liǎobuqǐ amazingextraordinary; terrific; amazing
- 算了 suànle forget itlet it pass; skip it; used to drop a matter or indicate that something is no longer required
- 花了 huāle to have spentTo have used up time, money, or energy; also can indicate having spent or expended effort to complete a task.
- 大不了 dàbuliǎo seriousserious; alarming; usually used in the negative or in questions to mean that something is not a big deal
- 坏了 huàile brokento be broken; to have broken down; to have spoiled or gone bad
- 说了算 shuōlesuàn to have the final sayto have the last word; to be the one in charge or have the power to make decisions
- 了结 liǎojié to settleto finish, conclude, or wind up a matter; to resolve a dispute or debt; to bring to a close
- 对了 duìle correctDescribes something that has been done or answered correctly
- 不行了 bùxíngle to be dyingon the point of death; unlikely to pull through
- 不得了 bùdéliǎo terribleterrible; desperately serious; disastrous; awful
- 明了 míngliǎo clearplain; clear; easy to understand
- 就是了 jiùshìle [sentence-final]particle used at the end of a sentence to indicate that something is simple, easy, or that a matter is settled
- 没完没了 méiwánméiliǎo endlessDescribes speaking or doing something without stopping when it should have finished; incessantly; on and on
- 少不了 shǎobuliǎo indispensablecannot do without or be missing; essential
- 了得 liǎode outstandingexceptional; outstanding; having great skill or ability
- 了事 liǎoshì to settle a matterTo settle or dispose of a matter, often implying doing so in a perfunctory, reluctant, or incomplete way.
- 了如指掌 liǎorúzhǐzhǎng to know something like the back of one's handto understand something very clearly, as if pointing to things in one's own palm; to know something inside out
- 了断 liǎoduàn to settleto bring to a conclusion; to settle a dispute or problem; to end a relationship
- 一目了然 yīmùliǎorán obvious at a glanceclear and easy to understand at a single glance
- 受得了 shòudeliǎo to be able to bearto be able to stand, endure, or put up with
- 免不了 miǎnbuliǎo to be unavoidableTo be unable to avoid or escape something; inevitable.
- 了了 liǎoliǎo to settleTo settle a matter; to clear an account; to finish or get something over with
- 末了 mòliǎo finally(colloquial) finally; in the end
- 认了 rènle to acceptTo resign oneself to something inevitable or unfavorable; to tolerate or endure a situation despite it being difficult or unfair.
- 说白了 shuōbáile to put it simplyTo put it in plain language; to speak frankly or use simple words to clarify the essence of a situation
- 了却 liǎoquè to settleto resolve; to settle; to bring something to an end
- 用不了 yòngbuliǎo to not need all ofTo require or use less than a certain amount; not to exhaust or finish using something.
- 未了 wèiliǎo unfinishednot yet completed; outstanding; still pending (of tasks, legal cases, or business)
- 直截了当 zhíjiéliǎodàng straightforwardstraightforward and blunt; describes someone who speaks or acts directly without beating around the bush
- 不了了之 bùliǎoliǎozhī to leave something unsettledto settle a matter by leaving it unresolved; to let a problem end up with no definite result or action; to leave a difficult situation as-yet-unfinished task aside and simply ignore it
- 管不了 guǎnbuliǎo unable to manageto be unable to manage or care for; to have no control over
- 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo cannot forgetUnable to forget; will not or cannot forget.
- 了不得 liǎobude extraordinaryextraordinary; terrific; amazing
- 了然 liǎorán clearto understand clearly; evident; plain to see
- 终了 zhōngliǎo to endto end; to be finished or completed
- 私了 sīliǎo to settle privatelyTo settle a dispute privately or out of court rather than through formal legal procedures.
- 知了 zhīliǎo cicadacicada; named because its call sounds like the word "zhī liǎo"
- 一了百了 yīliǎobǎiliǎo to end all troubles(idiom) once the main problem is solved, all other problems follow; often used to mean that death ends all one's worries
- 简单明了 jiǎndānmíngliǎo clear and simpleexpressed in simple terms; clear and easy to understand
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH