terrible; serious; dreadful
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
terrible; dreadful; serious (used in rhetorical questions or negative forms)
informalCommonly used in rhetorical questions like '这还得了吗？' or exclamations to indicate a serious or terrible situation. Often appears in the set phrase '不得了'.
Zhè这
hái还
dé得
liǎo了
ma吗
？
This is terrible! / How can this be allowed?
Bù不
dé得
liǎo了
la啦
，
chū出
le了
shì事
gù故
la啦
！
This is terrible, an accident has happened!
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Yào要
shì是
ràng让
tā他
zhī知
dào道
le了
，
nà那
hái还
dé得
liǎo了
？
If he finds out, that would be terrible!
Nǐ你
zhè这
yàng样
hú胡
nào闹
，
zěn怎
me么
liǎo了
dé得
？
How can your behaving like this be tolerated?