liǎo

HSK 5
common
adjective

Meaning of 不得了

不得了 means terrible; awful; disastrous; extremely; awfully; intensely. Pronounced bù dé liǎo. HSK 5.

  • terrible; awful; disastrous
  • extremely; awfully; intensely
  • amazing; extraordinary; remarkable

Definitions & Examples

Āi
ya
 
liǎo
 
zháo
huǒ
le
 

Oh no, this is terrible, there's a fire!

Wàn
chū
le
chà
zi
 
liǎo
 

If something goes wrong, that would be disastrous.

gōng
de
wén
jiàn
nòng
diū
le
 
zhè
xià
liǎo
le
 

He lost the company's documents, this is really awful now.