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| Pronunciation |
: |
le |
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| Meaning |
: |
- used after an action that has taken place or something that has changed. (particle)
- used for an anticipated or presupposed action. (particle)
- indicating that something has happened or is about to happen. (particle)
- indicating a change in one’s understanding, idea, view or action. (particle)
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| Radical |
: |
乛 |
| Strokes |
: |
2 |
| Traditional |
: |
了 |
| Usage |
: |
90.7% |
| Also as |
: |
liǎo |
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Sentences:
| 1. My brother has came back from abroad. |
| wǒ |
gē |
ge |
yǐ |
jīng |
cóng |
guó |
wài |
huí |
lái |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
哥 |
哥 |
已 |
经 |
从 |
国 |
外 |
回 |
来 |
了 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I, me |
| 哥哥 |
: |
brother |
| 我哥哥 |
: |
my brother (same as 我的哥哥) |
| 已经 |
: |
already, yet |
| 从 |
: |
from |
| 国外 |
: |
external, overseas, abroad |
| 回来 |
: |
return, come back |
| 了 |
: |
indicating an action has taken place |
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| 2. I’ll pick you up after I finish my dinner. |
| wǒ |
chī |
le |
fàn |
zài |
qù |
jiē |
nǐ |
。 |
| 我 |
吃 |
了 |
饭 |
再 |
去 |
接 |
你 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I, me |
| 吃 |
: |
eat |
| 了 |
: |
indicate that eating is presupposed for the action of fetching. Speaker will eat first then only fetch someone. |
| 饭 |
: |
rice |
| 再 |
: |
then, only then |
| 去 |
: |
go |
| 接 |
: |
pick up, fetch |
| 你 |
: |
you |
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| 狼 |
: |
wolf |
| 来 |
: |
come |
| 了 |
: |
indicating that something has happened or is about to happen |
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| 4. I’m friends with him now. |
| wǒ |
xiàn |
zài |
hé |
tā |
zuò |
péng |
you |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
现 |
在 |
和 |
他 |
做 |
朋 |
友 |
了 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I, me |
| 现在 |
: |
now |
| 和 |
: |
and |
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 做 |
: |
become |
| 朋友 |
: |
friend |
| 了 |
: |
indicate that speaker has decided to be a friend of someone. |
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Learn a Chinese Character a Day
MinMin Love your site. I need to just drop you a line to say that this link not workinging too. http://www.learnchineseeveryday.com/tag/mandarin-chinese-grammar/feed/
I get all machine language happening when I use it.
Hi Steve,
Are you using Google Chrome to open the link? It will display XML format in Chrome.
I try in IE, there is nothing displayed.
Try to use Firefox to open. I think you will get what you want.
http://www.learnchineseeveryday.com/tag/mandarin-chinese-grammar/feed/
Min min.
I think that your sound files here are mixed up
1 doesn’t work and
2 is sound file for number 1.
I will try the browser shuffle and let you know how I get on.
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
教书
jiāo shū
: teach (at school)
Sentences:
1. I teach children drawing.
wǒ jiāo hái zi huà huà 。
我 教 孩 子 画 画 。
我 : I
教 : teach
孩子 : child, children
画画 : drawing
Hi Steve,
I have uploaded the correct mp3.
Thanks for pointing out the error.
Hi Min Min,
Little confused on the 4th sentence.
Shouldn’t it be “I’m friends with him now”
Or
我现在和你做朋友了
Thanks,
Scott
Note:
Thank you for putting in all the work for this site it has been a massive help
Hi Scott,
I think you are right.
I have changed the 4th sentence to “I’m friends with him now.”
Sorry for my English.