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  • 1

    adj.terrible; horrible; desperately serious

    • bù dé liǎo zháo huǒ le

      不得了着火

      Oh no, it's on fire!

    • wàn yī chū le chà zi nà kě jiù bù dé liǎo le

      万一岔子不得了

      Should any accident happen, that would be terrible.

    • yào shi ràng tā zhè yàng xià qù nà kě bù dé liǎo

      要是这样下去不得了

      If nothing is done about him, there'll be no end of trouble.

    • méi yǒu shén me bù dé liǎo de shì

      没有什么不得了

      There's nothing really serious.

  • 2

    adj.very; exceedingly; extremely

    • wǒ tòng de bù dé liǎo

      不得了

      I am excruciatingly painful.

    • wǒ máng de bù dé liǎo

      不得了

      I am extremely busy.

    • tā jí de bù dé liǎo kě yòu wú kě nài hé

      不得了无可奈何

      She is extremely anxious but of no help.

    • tā gāo xìng de bù dé liǎo

      高兴不得了

      She is be extremely happy.

Word usage

  • Note
    "不得了" is different from "了不得". "不得了" mostly expresses horror, indicating the seriousness of the situation; "了不得" mostly expresses admiration, indicating the outstanding performance.