liǎo​shì

finish

了事 liǎo​shì
finish verb
to be done with a task or to bring a matter to an end, often perfunctorily

He always wants to get the job over with quickly, never caring about quality.

settle verb
to dispose of or resolve a matter, often to get rid of a burden or complication

He'd rather pay more to settle the matter than go to court.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.660 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
4.87 per million

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