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不得了
bù dé liǎo
terribly, extremely

HSK 5Legendary

What does 不得了 mean?

不得了 (pinyin: bù dé liǎo) means terribly, extremely. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 不得了

It's terribly hot!

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing · Every HSK 1–4 word containing · Every HSK 1–4 word containing

The characters of 不得了

not (HSK 1)
have to, must (HSK 2)
lepast tense particle (HSK 1)

Related HSK 5 words

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预报yù bàoweather forecast
拥挤yōng jǐcrowded, congested
时髦shí máofashionable, trendy
称赞chēng zànto praise, to commend
关怀guān huáicare, concern
招待zhāo dàito receive, to host, to entertain
雇佣gù yōngto hire, employ

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