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To settle in Chinese: 了结 (liǎo jié)

liǎo jié

to settle

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 了結1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to settle
  2. 2to finish
  3. 3to conclude
  4. 4to wind up

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结

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄠˇ

liǎo

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧㄝˊ

jié

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

了结

Simplified

了結

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这件事总算了结了，我松了口气。

    zhè jiàn shì zǒng suàn liǎo jié le， wǒ sōng le kǒu qì。

    This matter is finally settled, and I can breathe a sigh of relief.

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Related words

了

le

(completed action marker)

结

jié

knot

除了

chú le

besides

结婚

jié hūn

to marry

结束

jié shù

termination

了解

liǎo jiě

to understand

为了

wèi le

for

结果

jié guǒ

outcome

总结

zǒng jié

to sum up

结构

jié gòu

structure

结合

jié hé

to combine

结论

jié lùn

conclusion

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