了事

  1. to dispose of a matter
  2. to be done with it

Related words

不了了之bù liǎo liǎo zhīto settle a matter by leaving it unsettled了le(completed action marker)了断liǎo duànto bring to a conclusion; to resolve (a dispute etc); to put an end to (once and for all); to break off (a relationship); to commit suicide; resolution (of a matter)了结liǎo jiéto settle住zhùto live; to reside; to stay出师chū shīto finish apprenticeship到位dào wèito get to the intended location到此为止dào cǐ wéi zhǐto stop at this point

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敷衍了事fū yǎn liǎo shì(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions出了事chū le shìsth bad happened草草了事cǎo cǎo liǎo shìto rush through the work虚应了事xū yìng liǎo shìsee 虚应故事[xū yìng gù shì]

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敷衍了事fū yǎn liǎo shìmuddle through one's work; negligently finish up a matter草草了事cǎo cǎo liǎo shìget through with something hastily; finish something roughly (or without due care)

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