Chinese word dictionary

不了了之

bùliǎo-liǎozhī · to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite

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Word information

Simplified不了了之

Traditional不了了之

Pinyinbùliǎo-liǎozhī

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

不bù

not; no

了le, liǎo

clear; to finish; particle of completed action

了le, liǎo

clear; to finish; particle of completed action

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

How to learn 不了了之

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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不bù

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

不客气búkèqi

you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt

不要búyào

don't!; must not

对不起duìbuqǐ

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

了le

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

之zhī

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