liǎo

common
verb

Meaning of 私了

私了 means to settle privately without legal proceedings; to reach an out-of-court settlement. Pronounced sī liǎo.

  • to settle privately without legal proceedings; to reach an out-of-court settlement

Definitions & Examples

Shuāng
fāng
jué
dìng
liǎo
 
zài
guān
si
 

Both parties decided to settle privately and will no longer go to court.

Zhè
jiāo
tōng
shì
zuì
hòu
liǎo
le
 

This traffic accident was finally settled out of court.

liǎo
suī
rán
shěng
shí
 
dàn
néng
bǎo
zhàng
de
quán
 

Although settling privately saves time, it may not be able to protect your legal rights.