了事

liǎoshì

verb #25,722

Meanings

他随便道个歉就想了事，太不负责任了。

Tā suíbiàn dào gè qiàn jiù xiǎng liǎoshì, tài bù fùzérèn le.

He wanted to settle the matter with a casual apology — so irresponsible.

这件事不能草草了事，需要认真处理。

Zhè jiàn shì bùnéng cǎocǎo liǎoshì, xūyào rènzhēn chǔlǐ.

This matter cannot be dealt with carelessly; it needs to be handled seriously.

usage

了事 often appears with 草草 (cǎocǎo, hurriedly) or 敷衍 (fūyǎn, perfunctorily) to describe finishing something in a sloppy or superficial way: 草草了事.

了 le

事 shì