好了 (hǎo le) — all right; enough; done in Mandarin

hǎo le
all right; enough; done

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#697 most common word

Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.

Tone breakdown

好了 is pronounced hǎo le. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.

hǎo
third tone (low dipping, ˇ)
le
neutral tone (light & unstressed)

In a sentence

Hǎole, wǒmen kāishǐ ba.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 好了 mean?+

好了 (hǎo le) means "all right; enough; done" in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you pronounce 好了?+

好了 is pronounced hǎo le. It uses the tone 3 (rising/dipping). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.

How common is 好了 in Mandarin?+

好了 is the #697 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.

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