| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 罷了 | 罢了 | bà le | a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) |
| 棒極了 | 棒极了 | bàng jí le | super; excellent |
| 不得了 | bù dé liǎo | desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly | |
| 不見了 | 不见了 | bù jiàn le | disappear; be missing |
| 不了 | bù liǎo | unable to; without end | |
| 不了了之 | bù liǎo liǎo zhī | settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; end up with nothing definite | |
| 不行了 | bù xíng le | on the point of death; dying | |
| 不在了 | bù zài le | be dead | |
| 遲了 | 迟了 | chí le | late |
| 出了事 | chū le shì | something bad happened | |
| 除了 | chú le | besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for) | |
| 除了之外 | chú le zhī wài | except | |
| 打錯了 | 打错了 | dǎ cuò le | "you have dialed the wrong number" |
| 到了 | dào le | has arrived; when subj. arrives at a location or time | |
| 得了 | dé le | be finished; be ready; all right; that's enough | |
| 對了 | 对了 | duì le | right; correct |
| 發了言 | 发了言 | fā le yán | ("past tense" of :发言) spoke publicly; made a speech |
| 過了五分鐘 | 过了五分钟 | guò le wǔ fēn zhōng | five minutes passed |
| 極了 | 极了 | jí le | extremely; exceedingly |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker) | |
| 了 | liǎo | to know; to understand; to know | |
| 瞭 | 了 | liǎo | clear |
| 了不起 | liǎo bu qǐ | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | understand; come to understand; find out | |
| 瞭解 | 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand |
| 瞭 | 了 | liào | look afar from a high place |
| 死不了 | sǐ bù liǎo | Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant) | |
| 算了 | suàn le | let it be; let it pass; forget about it | |
| 太好了 | tài hǎo le | very good | |
| 投了票 | tóu le piào | past tense of to vote | |
| 為了 | 为了 | wèi le | in order to; for the purpose of; so as to |
| 又來了 | 又来了 | yòu lái le | Here we go again |
| 直截了當 | 直截了当 | zhí jié liǎo dàng | plain-talking; blunt; straightforward |
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