What does 不得了 mean in Chinese?
不得了 (bùdéliǎo) means desperately serious.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
不得了
desperately serious
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
desperately serious
02
disastrous
03
extremely
04
exceedingly
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 不得了?
不得了 is pronounced bùdéliǎo.
Is 不得了 an HSK word?
不得了 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 不得了?
不得了 is used as a 形容词 (adjective) in Chinese.
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