le 
		(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wèi le 
		in order to
for the purpose of
so as to
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dào le 
		at last
finally
in the end
has arrived
when subj. arrives at a location or time
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			chú le 
		besides
apart from (... also...)
in addition to
except (for)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yǒu le 
		I've got a solution!
to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1])
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chéng le 
		to be done
to be ready
that's enough!
that will do!
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			méi le 
		to be dead
not to be, or cease to exist
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			duì le 
		Correct!
Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention)
Oh, by the way, ...
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dé le 
		all right!
that's enough!
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bà le 
		a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			suàn le 
		let it be
let it pass
forget about it
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuō le suàn 
		to have the final say
to be the one in charge
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zěn me le 
		What's up?
What's going on?
What happened?
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zěn me le 
		variant of 怎麼了|怎么了[zen3 me5 le5]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù xíng le 
		on the point of death
dying
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuī le 
		failed
busted
to have not succeeded
to have died
to have parted company
to have chilled (of a relationship)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù zài le 
		to be dead
to have passed away
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bié tí le 
		say no more
don't bring it up
drop the subject
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mài guāng le 
		to be sold out
to be out of stock
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiù wǎn le 
		then it's too late (colloquial)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà le 
		to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dōu shén me nián dài le 
		What decade are you living in?
That's so out-of-date!
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Cè lè 
		Chira Nahiyisi
Chira county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yǎn quān hóng le 
		to be on the verge of tears
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			hé le 
		noodles either made of buckwheat or sorghum
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jìn le tiān táng 
		to die
to enter the hall of heaven
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dào chōu le yī kǒu qì 
		to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào 
		the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
I'll get you sooner or later
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn 
		past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
this is your last chance
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhě zi le 
		to make a mess of sth
to bungle
to mismanage
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yǒu le tāi 
		pregnant
to carry a child
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì 
		the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
I'll get you sooner or later
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chī bǎo le fàn chēng de 
		having nothing better to do
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