不了了之

bù liǎo liǎo zhīㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓ

Traditional: 不了了之

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

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不了了之 (bù liǎo liǎo zhī) means to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite.

Meaning(verb)

to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite

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4 strokes

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

2 strokes

(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

3 strokes

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it