不得了
bù dé liǎo
Pinyin

Definition

不得了
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bù dé liǎo
  1. desperately serious
  2. disastrous
  3. extremely
  4. exceedingly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
了
le
  1. 1 (completed action marker)
  2. 2 (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. 3 (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
得
dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to gain
  4. 4 to catch (a disease)
  5. 5 proper
  6. 6 suitable
  7. 7 proud
  8. 8 contented
  9. 9 to allow
  10. 10 to permit
  11. 11 ready
  12. 12 finished
获得
huò dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to get
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than
不同
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
不如
bù rú
  1. 1 not equal to
  2. 2 not as good as
  3. 3 inferior to
  4. 4 it would be better to
不安
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
不少
bù shǎo
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot
  3. 3 not few
不幸
bù xìng
  1. 1 misfortune
  2. 2 adversity
  3. 3 unfortunate
  4. 4 sad
  5. 5 unfortunately
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
不得不
bù dé bù
  1. 1 have no choice or option but to
  2. 2 cannot but
  3. 3 have to
  4. 4 can't help it
  5. 5 can't avoid
不得了
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
不舍
bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part with (sth or sb)
  2. 2 unwilling to let go of
不断
bù duàn
  1. 1 unceasing
  2. 2 uninterrupted
  3. 3 continuous
  4. 4 constant
不渝
bù yú
  1. 1 constant
  2. 2 unchanging
  3. 3 abiding
  4. 4 faithful
不然
bù rán
  1. 1 not so
  2. 2 no
  3. 3 or else
  4. 4 otherwise
  5. 5 if not
  6. 6 How about ...?
不爽
bù shuǎng
  1. 1 not well
  2. 2 out of sorts
  3. 3 in a bad mood
  4. 4 without discrepancy
  5. 5 accurate

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
  1. 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
  1. 1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
  2. 2 without a stitch of clothing
  3. 3 in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
  1. 1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 not one hair out of place
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

Sample Sentences

对呀，比如以前电影《泰坦尼克号》的男主角莱奥纳多迪卡布里奥，已经从原来的高富帅形象变成现在的土肥圆了，满脸络腮胡不说，身材更是走样得不得了。
duìya ，bǐrú yǐqián diànyǐng Tàitǎnníkè hào 》de nánzhǔjué Láiàonàduō Díkǎbùlǐào ，yǐjīng cóng yuánlái de gāo fù shuài xíngxiàng biànchéng xiàn zài de tǔ féi yuán le ，mǎnliǎn luòsāihú bù shuō ，shēncái gèng shì zǒuyàng de bùdeliǎo 。
Yes, like Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of the old film Titanic, has already gone from being TRH to being a UFR, or uncouth, fat and round-bellied guy. Without even mentioning the facial hair over his whole face, he's really lost his figure.
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谁说不是呢！可如今的年味儿是越来越淡了，不像小时候，一到过年就激动兴奋得不得了！
shéi shuō bùshì ne ！kě rújīn de niánwèir5 shì yuèláiyuè dàn le ，bù xiàng xiǎo shíhou ，yī dào guònián jiù jīdòng xīngfèn de bùdeliǎo ！
Tell me about it! But there's less and less of a festive atmosphere nowadays, unlike when I was younger, when as soon as it got to Chinese New Year it was really exciting!
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说到这个，C罗前阵子也很不得了，四天内的两场比赛，戴了两顶帽，共进了八球呀！
shuōdào zhè ge ，C luó qiánzhènzi yě hěn bùdéliǎo ，sì tiān nèi de liǎng cháng bǐsài ，dài le liǎng dǐng mào ，gòng jìn le bā qiú ya ！
Speaking of that, Cristiano Ronaldo has been amazing recently too. In two matches in four days, he got two hat tricks, scoring eight goals in total!
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我的肚子疼得不得了。
wǒ de dùzi téng děi bùdéliǎo 。
I have a terrible stomach-ache.
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我开心得不得了。
wǒ kāixīn de bùdéliǎo 。
I am so happy.
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得不得了
de bùdéliǎo
so, very
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今天冷得不得了，好险你帮我带件衣服。
jīntiān lěng de bùdéliǎo ，hǎoxiǎn nǐ bāng wǒ dài jiàn yīfu 。
Today is freezing. It's good that you brought me a piece of clothing.
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今天你帅得不得了。
jīntiān nǐ shuài de bùdéliǎo 。
Today, you look so handsome.
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今天你真的美得不得了。
jīntiān nǐ zhēnde měi de bùdéliǎo 。
Today, you look so gorgeous.
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今天的晚餐真的是好吃得不得了。
jīntiān de wǎncān zhēnde shì hǎochī de bùdéliǎo 。
Today’s dinner is really delicious.
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