了liǎo
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Meanings
1. to finish
2. (used with 得 (dé) or 不 (bù) after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 (wàngbuliǎo) "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 (wú) or 不 (bù)) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly
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How many hours left till arrival?
But no man could help me.
Have you finished your English homework yet?
Can you make it?
They can wait.
True understanding requires the greatest of wisdoms.