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了不得

Mandarin · pinyin liǎo bu de

Meanings

  1. terrific
  2. terrible
  3. (after 得 de) very
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了
le · to finish; particle of completed action
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
得
dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
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3–5–5 · liao3 bu5 de5

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adj

  1. (colloquial) wonderful; terrific
  2. (colloquial) serious; critical; severe

adv

  1. (colloquial) extremely; awfully; terribly

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