不得了
bù dé liǎoㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: BẤT ĐẮC LIỄU
Traditional: 不得了
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 2
Meaning(set phrase)
desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
Common pattern: adjective + 得 + 不得了 meaning 'extremely'.
Examples
不得了，房子着火了！
bù dé liǎo, fáng zi zháo huǒ le!
Oh no, the house is on fire!
听到这个消息，她高兴得不得了。
tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī, tā gāo xìng dé bù dé liǎo.
She was overjoyed to hear the news.
今天热得不得了。
jīn tiān rè dé bù dé liǎo.
It's extremely hot today.
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Stroke order
BẤT · 4 strokes
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
ĐẮC · 11 strokes
to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
LIỆU · 2 strokes
(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
Related words
- 不 bù — no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 对不起 duì bu qǐ — I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
- 不客气 bù kè qi — you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt
- 不过 bù guò — only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 不管 bù guǎn — not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
- 不仅 bù jǐn — not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- 不得不 bù dé bù — have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
- 差不多 chà bu duō — almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad