| 不在了 |
bù zài le |
to be dead / to have passed away |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不在 |
bù zài |
not to be present / to be out / (euphemism) to pass away / to be deceased |
| 在 |
zài |
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 了 |
le |
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 了 |
liǎo |
to finish / (used with 得 or 不 after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 or 不) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least / to understand clearly (variant of 了) |
| 了 |
liǎo |
(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly |
| 了 |
liào |
unofficial variant of 瞭 |