了断

Traditional form:

了斷

Pinyin (reading):

liǎoduàn

Definitions:

• to bring to a conclusion
• to settle (a dispute)
• to do away with (oneself)
• to break off (a relationship)
• resolution (of a problem)

Characters:

• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 断 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt

Traditional characters:

• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 斷 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt