了事 liǎoshì finish Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: settle All meanings 3 liǎoshì 3 finish 2settle 1 1 sentence for 了事 (liǎoshì — settle) 他宁愿多赔点钱了事,也不想去法院起诉。 tā nìngyuàn duō péi diǎn qián liǎoshì, yě bù xiǎng qù fǎyuàn qǐsù. He'd rather pay more to settle the matter than go to court. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary