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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「不了了之」, with details below.

Discover the idiom 「不了了之」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

了: to end, to finish. There is no way to end it. It means to put things aside and ignore them.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bù le le zhī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bat1 liu5 liu5 ji1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.