算了 suànle let it be
let it be; let it pass; forget about it
How to remember 算了: 算 calculate + 了 particle: completed action / change of state = let it be.
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How it is used
- "Forget it / never mind / let it go" - 算了,不管了 (suànle, bù guǎn le) forget it, I give up.
- A spoken interjection to drop a matter, often with resignation or mild annoyance; concedes or waves something off.
- Very colloquial; tone carries the feeling.
Example sentences
- 你难道是吃干饭的？难道就这样算了不成？ Nǐ nándào shì chīgānfàn de? Nándào jiù zhèyàng suàn le bù chéng？Are you that incapable? How can we let it go at that?