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了
liǎo
to finish
(used with
得
dé
or
不
bù
after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in
忘不了
wàng
bu
liǎo
"cannot forget")
(literary) (usually followed by a negative such as
无
wú
or
不
bù
) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
to understand clearly (variant of
了
liǎo
)
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literary
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了
le
(completed action marker)
(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
了
liǎo
(of eyes) bright
clear-sighted
to understand clearly
了
liào
unofficial variant of
瞭
liào