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一劳永逸

一勞永逸
yīláoyǒngyì
idiom #16,259

Meanings

  1. 1 to get something done once and for all
  2. 2 once and for all

Examples

没有一劳永逸的解决办法。
Méiyǒu yīláoyǒngyì de jiějué bànfǎ.
There's no once-and-for-all solution.
他想一劳永逸地解决这个问题。
Tā xiǎng yīláoyǒngyì de jiějué zhège wèntí.
He wants to solve this problem once and for all.

Tips

memory
一 (one) 劳 (labor) 永 (forever) 逸 (ease) — one labor, forever at ease. Do the work once, relax forever.
usage
Often used with 的 as a modifier: 一劳永逸的办法 (a once-and-for-all solution). Also used as an adverb before verbs.

Stroke Order

一 yī
劳 láo
永 yǒng
逸 yì