Word: 了 (le) marks a change of state

These are the example sentences using 了 in the sense marks a change of state. Every sentence using 了 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 了 in this sense

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你注意到奇怪的地方了吗？

Nǐ zhùyì dào qíguài de dìfāng le ma?

Did you notice anything strange?
你洗过你的手了吗？

Nǐ xǐguo nǐ de shǒu le ma?

Have you washed your hands yet?
你洗过澡了吗？

Nǐ xǐguo zǎo le ma?

Have you had a shower?
你爱上我了？

Nǐ ài shàng wǒ le?

Are you in love with me?
你父母多大了？

Nǐ fùmǔ duō dàle?

How old are your parents?
你猜我今天碰见谁了!

Nǐ cāi wǒ jīntiān pèngjiàn shéi le!

Guess who I ran into today!
你现在可以回家了。

Nǐ xiànzài kěyǐ huíjiā le.

You may go home now.
你现在是大人了。

Nǐ xiànzài shì dàren le.

You are now an adult.
你生气了吗？

Nǐ shēngqì le ma?

Are you mad?
你留着它好了。

Nǐ liúzhe tā hǎole.

I think you can keep it.
你病了，该休息了。

Nǐ bìng le, gāi xiūxile.

You're sick. You have to rest.
你的名字怎么圈了？

Nǐ de míngzi zěnme quān le?

Why is your name circled?
你的头发太长了。

Nǐ de tóufa tài chángle.

Your hair is too long.
你的孩子多大了？

Nǐ de háizi duō dàle?

How old are your children?
你的狗怎么了？

Nǐ de gǒu zěnme le?

What's become of your dog?
你的理由我都听够了。

Nǐ de lǐyóu wǒ dōu tīng gòu le.

I've had enough of your excuses.
你的电脑怎么了？

Nǐ de diànnǎo zěnme le?

What happened to your computer?
你的电话出问题了吗？

Nǐ de diànhuà chū wèntí le ma?

Is there something wrong with your phone?
你的考试通过了吗？

Nǐ de kǎoshì tōngguò le ma?

Did you pass your exams?
你的行为离要求的太远了。

Nǐ de xíngwéi lí yāoqiú de tài yuǎnle.

Your behavior leaves much to be desired.
你的表慢了10分钟。

Nǐ de biǎo mànle shí fēnzhōng.

Your watch is ten minutes slow.
你看到我父亲了吗？

Nǐ kàndào wǒ fùqīn le ma?

Did you see my father?
你看到那条河了吗？

Nǐ kàndào nà tiáo hé le ma?

Have you seen that river?
你看过今天的报纸了吗？

Nǐ kànguo jīntiān de bàozhǐ le ma?

Have you read today's paper yet?
你真是太对了。

Nǐ zhēnshi tài duì le.

You're so right.
你真是太热情了。

Nǐ zhēnshi tài rèqíng le.

You're really too kind.
你知道你父亲去哪里了吗？

Nǐ zhīdào nǐ fùqīn qù nǎlǐ le ma?

Do you know where your father went?
你知道得太多了。

Nǐ zhīdào de tài duō le.

You know too much.
你确定你不喜欢别的东西了？

Nǐ quèdìng nǐ bù xǐhuan biéde dōngxi le?

Are you sure you wouldn't like anything else?
你离开我之后，一切都变了。

Nǐ líkāi wǒ zhīhòu, yíqiè dōu biànle.

Everything has changed since you departed from my life.
你累了，不是吗？

Nǐ lèile, bú shì ma?

You are tired, aren't you?
你给她买东西了吗？

Nǐ gěi tā mǎi dōngxi le ma?

Did you buy her something?
你若累了，就去睡个觉。

Nǐ ruò lèile, jiù qù shuì gè jué.

If you are tired, go to bed.
你要当妈了。

Nǐ yào dāng mā le.

You're going to be a mommy.
你要是在这儿就好了。

Nǐ yàoshi zài zhèr jiù hǎole.

I wish you were here.
你让她开你的车了？

Nǐ ràng tā kāi nǐ de chē le?

Did you let her drive your car?
你该买一辆新车了。

Nǐ gāi mǎi yí liàng xīn chē le.

It's time for you to buy a new car.
你该买辆新车了。

Nǐ gāi mǎi liàng xīn chē le.

You should get yourself a new car now.
你说太多了。

Nǐ shuō tài duō le.

You talk too much.
“你说得太多了，”他说道。

“Nǐ shuō de tài duō le, ”tā shuōdào.

"You talk too much," he said.
你读完这本书了吗？

Nǐ dú wán zhè běn shū le ma?

Have you finished reading the book?
你读完那本书了吗？

Nǐ dú wán nà běn shū le ma?

Have you finished reading that book yet?
你读完那本小说了吗？

Nǐ dú wán nà běn xiǎoshuō le ma?

Have you finished reading that novel?
你读过这本书了吗？

Nǐ dúguo zhè běn shū le ma?

Have you read this book already?
你跟你的老板说什么了？

Nǐ gēn nǐ de lǎobǎn shuō shénme le?

What did you tell your boss?
你还发现什么了？

Nǐ hái fāxiàn shénme le?

What else have you figured out?
你问她什么了？

Nǐ wèn tā shénme le?

What was it you asked her?
你高兴了吗？

Nǐ gāoxìng le ma?

Are you happy now?
公众对这件事越来越关心了。

Gōngzhòng duì zhè jiàn shì yuèláiyuè guānxīn le.

People are getting more concerned about the matter.
公园里有太多人了。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu tài duō rén le.

There are too many people in the park.
六点二十分了。

Liù diǎn èr shífēn le.

It's twenty past six.
六点四十五了。

Liù diǎn sì shíwǔ le.

It's a quarter to seven.
其中一些似乎太难了。

Qízhōng yìxiē sìhū tài nánle.

Some of them seem to be too difficult.
再没有人相信他了。

Zài méiyǒu rén xiāngxìn tā le.

No one trusts him any more.
军人所失去的自由太多了。

Jūnrén suǒ shīqù de zìyóu tài duō le.

The freedom that soldiers give up is too great.
几分钟后，电话响了。

Jǐ fēnzhōng hòu, diànhuà xiǎng le.

A few minutes later the telephone rang.
别再对我做这事了。

Bié zài duì wǒ zuò zhè shì le.

Don't do this to me again.
别再打我了！

Bié zài dǎ wǒ le!

Stop hitting me!
别再扯你姐姐的头发了！

Bié zài chě nǐ jiějie de tóufa le!

Stop pulling your sister's hair.
别再用我的东西了！

Bié zài yòng wǒ de dōngxi le!

Stop using my stuff!
别再让我做那事了。

Bié zài ràng wǒ zuò nà shì le.

Don't make me do that again.
别把你的东西弄丢了。

Bié bǎ nǐ de dōngxi nòngdiū le.

Don't lose your stuff.
到底怎么了？

Dàodǐ zěnme le?

What on earth is the matter?
到我们该走的时候了。

Dào wǒmen gāi zǒu de shíhou le.

It's already time for us to go.
到谈话的时间了。

Dào tánhuà de shíjiān le.

It's time to talk.
动物们都吃得够多了。

Dòngwùmen dōu chī de gòu duō le.

The animals already ate enough.
北京开始变冷了。

Běijīng kāishǐ biàn lěngle.

Beijing has started to get colder.
医生把她的伤治好了。

Yìshēng bǎ tā de shāng zhì hǎole.

The doctor treated her injury.
去年他换了学校。

Qùnián tā huàn le xuéxiào.

He changed schools last year.
去年她从高中毕业了。

Qùnián tā cóng gāozhōng bìyè le.

She graduated from high school last year.
去年我从高中毕业了。

Qùnián wǒ cóng gāozhōng bìyè le.

I graduated from high school last year.
发动机出问题了吗？

Fādòngjī chū wèntí le ma?

Is there a problem with the motor?
只剩下两天了。

Zhǐ shèngxià liǎng tiān le.

There's only two days left.
只要他怎么做就怎么做就好了。

Zhǐyào tā zěnme zuò jiù zěnme zuò jiù hǎole.

Just imitate what he does.
可以这样说，但是太不文明了。

Kěyǐ zhèyàng shuō, dànshì tài bù wénmíng le.

You could say it that way, but it's quite vulgar.
可是太贵了！

Kěshì tài guìle!

But it's too expensive!
吃完饭，大家都很累了。

Chī wán fàn, dàjiā dōu hěn lèile.

After eating the meal, everyone is tired.
听好了，不加税！

Tīng hǎole, bù jiā shuì!

Read my lips, no new taxes!
听说你病了。

Tīngshuō nǐ bìng le.

I hear you have been sick.
告诉他我病了。

Gàosu tā wǒ bìng le.

Tell him I'm sick.
告诉我你多大了。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ duō dàle.

Tell me how old you are.
呼吸变得困难了。

Hūxī biànde kùnnan le.

Breathing has become difficult.
啊，我们没有糖了。

A, wǒmen méiyǒu táng le.

Ah, we have run short of sugar.
啊，我病了。

A, wǒ bìng le.

Oh, I'm sick.
因为它太大了。

Yīnwèi tā tài dàle.

It's because it's too big.
在这期间，情况发生了巨大变化。

Zài zhè qījiān, qíngkuàng fāshēngle jùdà biànhuà.

Meanwhile, the circumstances have changed drastically.
夏天很快过去了。

Xiàtiān hěn kuài guòqù le.

The summer was over in no time.
夏天过去了。

Xiàtiān guòqù le.

The summer is over.
多少年过去了。

Duōshǎo nián guòqù le.

Years passed.
天气转好了。

Tiānqì zhuǎn hǎole.

The weather turned better.
太久了，我们不能再等。

Tài jiǔle, wǒmen bùnéng zài děng.

It's been too long -- we can't wait any more.
太晚了，机票都买不到了。

Tài wǎn le, jīpiào dōu mǎi búdàole.

It's too late - we won't be able to buy plane tickets now.
太暗了，看不清楚。

Tài àn le, kàn bù qīngchu.

It is too dark to see clearly.
太棒了！

Tài bàng le!

Fantastic!
太简单了吗？

Tài jiǎndānle ma?

Was that too easy?
女人成功了，美国就成功了。

Nǚrén chénggōngle, Měiguó jiù chénggōngle.

When women succeed, America succeeds.
她一戴上安全帽就感觉安全多了。

Tā yí dài shang ānquánmào jiù gǎnjué ānquán duō le.

She felt much safer once she'd put her helmet on.
她不再住在那里了。

Tā búzài zhù zài nàli le.

She doesn't live there any more.
她不可能超过30岁了。

Tā bù kěnéng chāoguò sānshí suì le.

She cannot be over thirty.
她不在是因为病了。

Tā bú zài shì yīnwèi bìng le.

She is absent because of sickness.