他当年一走了之
“He left without a word back then”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还在怨他
“You still resent him?”
他当年 一走了之
“He left without a word back then”
“and left everything to me.”
“Don't judge me for staying bitter; he dumped all his mess on me and vanished.”
Chinese culture heavily emphasizes staying to shoulder domestic and financial burdens; walking away without resolution is viewed as a major moral failing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to walk away from a problem; wash one's hands of an issue by leaving
Use this set phrase when criticizing someone for irresponsibly abandoning their obligations or leaving behind a mess for others to solve.
back in those days; in those years
A common temporal marker used when recounting past events or reflecting on historical grievances.
Functions as a classical grammatical suffix in the fixed idiom '一走了之' rather than an independent colloquial modal particle.
