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了不得
  • [liǎobudé]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

了不得 [liǎobudé]
  1. 1. adjective [惊异] amazing
    能做这样的事情真是了不得
    It's amazing to be able to do such a thing.
  2. 2. adjective [非凡] extraordinary
    高兴得了不得
    extraordinarily happy
  3. 3. adjective [严重] terrible

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

了不得 [liǎobudé]
  1. 1. wonderful; terrific
    他真了不得
    He's really terrific.
    一件了不得的大事
    a matter of the utmost importance
  2. 2. (used as complement after 得) extremely; awfully; terribly
    高兴得了不得
    be extremely happy
  3. 3. terrible; awful
    了不得,他昏过去了!
    Good God! He's fainted.
    危险是有的,但并不是那么了不得
    There was danger, but it wasn't so serious.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

了不得 [liǎobudé]
  1. 1. 不寻常;很突出
    他干了一件了不得的事
    他真了不得,枪法那么准。
  2. 2. 表示情况或后果严重
    了不得啦,大堤决口了!
    没考上明年再考,没有什么了不得的。

Examples

一件了不得的大事
a matter of the utmost importance
危险是有的,但并不是那么了不得
There was danger, but it wasn't so serious.
高兴得了不得
extraordinarily happy
我那小外孙可是个了不得的混世魔王。
他真了不得,枪法那么准。

Word Decomposition


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[bù]
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[dé]

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