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不了了之

bùliǎo-liǎozhī
idiom HSK 7-9 #22,892

Meanings

  1. 1 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
  2. 2 to peter out
  3. 3 to fizzle out

Characters

不
bù
not
了
liǎo
to finish; to settle
之
zhī
it (classical)
Literally: 'to not-settle settle it' - to end something by not actually resolving it.

Examples

HSK 3
这件事最后不了了之了。
Zhè jiàn shì zuìhòu bùliǎo-liǎozhī le.
In the end, this matter just fizzled out.
HSK 6
很多投诉都不了了之。
Hěnduō tóusù dōu bùliǎo-liǎozhī.
Many complaints just end up unresolved.

Tips

usage
不了了之 implies a negative outcome - something that should have been resolved but was dropped or ignored.

Stroke Order

不 bù
了 le
之 zhī