了事 (liǎo shì) — to get something over with; to dispose of a matter hastily

Definition

了事 (liǎo shì) means to wrap something up quickly and carelessly — finishing a task just to be done with it, not to do it well. Often used critically, as in 别这么了事 ('don't just brush it off').

verb
to get something over withto dispose of a matter hastily

Beispiele

  • 了事
    Tā zhī xiǎng kuài diǎn liǎo shì, suǒ yǐ zuò dé mǎ mǎ hū hū.
    He just wanted to get it over with quickly, so he did it carelessly.
  • Zhè jiàn shì tā hěn kuài jiù le liǎo shì, gēn běn méi zǐ xì jiǎn chá.
    He finished this matter quickly, without even checking carefully.
  • 了事
    Bié zhè me liǎo shì, yào rèn zhēn duì dài měi yí gè xì jié.
    Don't just get it over with like this; you need to take every detail seriously.
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