了却

了卻

liǎoquè

verb HSK 7-9 #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

HSK 6

完成这件事，就算了却了我的心愿。

Wánchéng zhè jiàn shì, jiùsuàn liǎoquè le wǒ de xīnyuàn.

Completing this counts as fulfilling my wish.

HSK 7-9

他终于了却了一桩心事。

Tā zhōngyú liǎoquè le yī zhuāng xīnshì.

He finally put a worry to rest.

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