不了了之

bù liǎo liǎo zhī
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
  2. 2. to end up with nothing definite

Child Words of 不了了之

不
bù

no; not so

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

了
le

(completed action marker)

了
liǎo

(of eyes) bright

不了
bù le

no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)

了了
liǎo liǎo

to realize clearly