了
Pinyin: le
Meaning: a particle added to the end of a verb to indicate a completed action.
[Note: this is only used to indicate actions completed in the recent past or at a specified point in the past. The particle 过 is usually used to indicate an action which has been completed in the distant past or at an indefinite point in time in the past].
Examples:
A: 你吃了吗？ (ni3 chi1le ma1?, Have you eaten?) B: 我吃了。 (wo3 chi1le, I have eaten.)
Number of strokes: 2
HSK level: 1
Radicals: N/A
