摆平 bǎipíng to be fair
to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)
How to remember 摆平: 摆 to arrange + 平 level = to be fair.
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How it is used
- To settle a matter or smooth over a conflict - 他很快把这件事摆平了 (tā hěn kuài bǎ zhè jiàn shì bǎipíng le) he sorted the matter out quickly.
- Colloquial. Often implies fixing a problem or squaring people away, sometimes by not-entirely-clean means.