了却

了卻

liǎoquè

verb HSK 7 #37,521

Meanings

1 to settle
2 to put to rest
3 to get something off one's mind

Characters

to finish; to settle

to dismiss; to retreat

Examples

他终于了却了一桩心事。

Tā zhōngyú liǎoquè le yī zhuāng xīnshì.

He finally put a worry to rest.

完成这件事，就算了却了我的心愿。

Wánchéng zhè jiàn shì, jiù suàn liǎoquè le wǒ de xīnyuàn.

Completing this counts as fulfilling my wish.

Tips

usage

了却 is literary and formal. Most commonly used with 心事 (worry) or 心愿 (wish): 了却心事 (to put a worry to rest), 了却心愿 (to fulfill a wish).

Stroke Order

了 le

却 què