liǎo
liǎo
zhī

HSK 7-9
idiom

Meaning of 不了了之

不了了之 means to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to let something end inconclusively. Pronounced bù liǎo liǎo zhī. HSK 7-9.

  • to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to let something end inconclusively

Definitions & Examples

chǎng
zhēng
chǎo
le
bàn
tiān
 
zuì
hòu
liǎo
liǎo
zhī
le
 

That dispute went on for a long time, but in the end, it was just left unresolved.

yīng
yào
diào
chá
zhè
jiàn
shì
 
dàn
hòu
lái
què
liǎo
liǎo
zhī
 

He promised to investigate the matter, but later he let it drop without a conclusion.

Yóu
jīn
 
ge
xiàng
zhǐ
néng
liǎo
liǎo
zhī
 

Due to insufficient funding, that project had to be abandoned without a proper resolution.

Bié
ràng
zhòng
yào
de
shì
qing
jiù
zhè
me
liǎo
liǎo
zhī
 

Don't let important matters just fade away without being dealt with.