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一劳永逸

yī láo yǒng yì

4-character word Traditional 一勞永逸

What 一劳永逸 means

1. to get sth done once and for all

The characters in 一劳永逸

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 劳láo(bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) meritorious deed
• 永yǒngforever; always; perpetual
• 逸yì(bound form) to flee; to escape; (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages)…

Example sentences

• 她一劳永逸地告诉我，她不想再见我了。
  Tā yīláoyǒngyì de gàosu wǒ, tā bù xiǎng zàijiàn wǒ le.
  She told me once and for all that she did not want to see me again.