了 le

1. le particle completion of an action
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Aspectual Particle 动态助词
   Notes: Traditional: 了; in this usage 了 is an aspectual particle 动态助词. Here 了 is placed after the verb and before its object to indicate that an action has been completed (Guoyu '了' le particle 2; Li Shaoqi, 2003, pp. 430-431; Ho 2002, '了' 1). For example, 他似乎明白了点 'he seemed to understand something.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 218) In this example the verb is 明白 'understand' and the object is 点 '[a little] something.' 了 cannot be used for non-action verbs, such as 喜欢, 是, 像. If there are two verbs in series then 了 should be placed after the second verb. 了 is the third most frequent word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '了').
2. liǎo verb to know; to understand
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 了; in the sense of 明白 (Guoyu '了' liǎo v 1)
3. liǎo verb to understand; to know
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 瞭; in the sense of 明白 or 清楚; as in 了解 (Guoyu '瞭' v 1)
4. liào verb to look afar from a high place
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 瞭; in the sense of 远看 Guoyu '瞭' liào v 1)
5. le particle modal particle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Modal Particle 语气助词
   Notes: Traditional: 了; in this use 了 appears at the end of a sentence as a modal particle 语气助词. Use as a modal particle differs from use as an aspectual particle after a verb in that a modal particle indicates the completion of the action for the whole sentence. Sometimes a modal particle is omitted if the sentence contains an aspectual particle and the action of the sentence is simple. There are two common uses: 1. 了 may be used at the end of a sentence to indicate a newly emerged condition (Guoyu '了' le particle 1; Ho 2002, '了' 2; Sun 2006, loc. 885). For example, 一切的路都封上了 'All the roads were closed.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 175) 2. 了 may be used at the end of a sentence to indicate a reminder, advice, or urging.
6. le particle particle used in certain fixed expressions
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Particle 助词
   Notes: Traditional: 了; in this use 了 is used in a set of fixed expressions, including 太...了, ...极了, 对了, and 好了 (Ho 2002, '了' 3; Li Shaoqi, 2003, p. 433). For example, 你帮几天忙好了 'Please help for a few days.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176)
7. liǎo verb to complete
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 了; in the sense of 结束 (Guoyu '了' liǎo v 2)
8. liǎo adverb completely
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 了; in the sense of 完全 (Guoyu '了' liǎo adv 1)
9. liǎo adjective clever; intelligent
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 了; in the sense of 聪明 or 慧黠 (Guoyu '了' liǎo adj)
10. liǎo verb to know; jñāta
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: jñāta (BCSD '了', p. 80; MW 'jñāta'; SH '了', p. 20)

Contained in

• 了简(了簡) to expound; to explain; to comment upon
• 大佛顶如来密因修证了义诸菩萨万行首楞严经(大佛頂如來密因修證了義諸菩薩萬行首楞嚴經) Great Might Arrived Bodhisattva’s Thinking-of-Buddhas as the Perfect Passage; Śūraṅgama Sūtra
• 了却人间多少事 笑开天下古今愁(了却人間多少事 笑開天下古今愁) See through the many mundane affairs, Laugh away sorrows past and present.
• 了菴清欲禅师语录(了菴清欲禪師語錄) Quotes from Chan Master Liao An Qing
• 钱，用了才是自己的(錢，用了才是自己的) Only wealth well spent is really yours to keep
• 律二十二明了论(律二十二明了論) Lu Ershi Er Mingliao Lun
• 了知三世 knowing the past, present and future; trikālajña
• 井上圆了(井上圓了) Inoue Enryō
• 了悟 Liao Wu

Also contained in

直截了当 、 了却此生 、 简单明了 、 没了主意 、 吃饱了饭撑的 、 绝了 、 了断 、 直接了当 、 了然于胸 、 不干不净，吃了没病 、 有了 、 好了伤疤忘了疼 、 帅呆了 、 乐颠了馅 、 天安门开了 、 知道了 、 完了 、 坏了 、 没了结处 、 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 、 听腻了 、 不见了 、 大事化小，小事化了 、 没了 、 歇了吧 、 太好了 、 吃不了 、 了不起 、 了如指掌 、 前缘未了 、 了去了 、 免不了 、 大不了 、 跑了和尚，跑不了寺 、 了事 、 明了 、 不行了 、 翅膀硬了 、 没谁了 、 又来了 、 成了客 、 为了

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• Scroll 5 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 154
• Scroll 8 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 128
• Scroll 1 Commentary on Nyāyamukha 因明入正理論疏 — count: 83
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 69
• Scroll 37 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sui Shu Yan Yi Chao 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 — count: 69
• Scroll 1 Huayan Jing Yi Hai Bai Men 華嚴經義海百門 — count: 64
• Scroll 31 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 60 , has English translation
• Scroll 4 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 60
• Scroll 56 Da Ban Niepan Jing Ji Jie 大般涅槃經集解 — count: 56
• Scroll 50 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 56 , has English translation