liǎo shì
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  • 1

    v.get something over; finish; settle a matter

    • nǐ chuǎng le huò ràng wǒ qù liǎo shì méi mén

      了事没门

      You caused the trouble, but you want me to settle it. That's impossible!

    • fū yǎn liǎo shì

      敷衍了事

      finish things off

    • jué bù kě yǐ xián shì qing má fan tuī chū mén wài liǎo shì

      可以事情麻烦推出了事

      One cannot just pass the buck to finish off troublesome matters.

  • 2

    v.be sensible/reasonable

    • gāi rén shū bù liǎo shì

      了事

      This person is not sensible at all.