了不得

liǎobude
  1. terrific
  2. terrible
  3. (after 得 de) very

CEDICT

  1. 超乎寻常。
  2. 情势严重。
  3. 不愿意、办不到。

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Homographs

了不得 liǎobùdé

Entry Composition

=1 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=1 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
2 不得 bùdé
  1. must not
  2. may not
  3. not to be allowed
  4. cannot

Related entries

了不起 liǎobuqǐ
  1. amazing
  2. terrific
  3. extraordinary
你是位了不起的女性。

You're a wonderful woman.

Source: Tatoeba

雷人 léirén
  1. (Internet slang) shocking
  2. appalling
  3. terrifying
  4. terrific
凶 xiōng
  1. terrible
  2. fearful
恐怖 kǒngbù
  1. terrible
  2. frightful
  3. frightening
  4. terror
  5. terrorist
恐怖的场面让了他颤抖。

The terrible scene made him shudder.

Source: Tatoeba

够呛 gòuqiàng
  1. unbearable
  2. terrible
  3. enough
  4. unlikely
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