liǎo
shì

common
verb

Meaning of 了事

了事 means to settle a matter; to bring to an end (often in a perfunctory, sloppy, or reluctant way). Pronounced liǎo shì.

  • to settle a matter; to bring to an end (often in a perfunctory, sloppy, or reluctant way)

Definitions & Examples

zhǐ
xiǎng
hán
hu
liǎo
shì
 
bìng
xiǎng
rèn
zhēn
jiě
jué
wèn
 

He just wants to gloss over the matter, not solve the problem seriously.

Zhè
jiǎn
chá
jué
néng
cǎo
cǎo
liǎo
shì
 
chè
 

This inspection absolutely cannot be rushed through; it must be thorough.

Jīng
zhǐ
gěi
le
diǎn
qián
xiǎng
yìng
fu
liǎo
shì
 
dàn
duì
fāng
yìng
 

The manager only offered some money to try to settle the matter, but the other party didn't agree.

xiǎng
jìn
kuài
liǎo
le
zhè
jiàn
shì
 
shěng
de
xīn
fán
 

He wants to get this matter over with as soon as possible to avoid the annoyance.