了不起

liǎobùqǐ
  1. (colloquial) amazing; terrific; extraordinary
  2. amazing; terrific; extraordinary

Wiktionary

Homographs

了不起 liǎobuqǐ
  1. amazing
  2. terrific
  3. extraordinary

Examples

你是位了不起的女性。

You're a wonderful woman.

Source: Tatoeba

玛丽是个了不起的女人。

Mary is a wonderful woman.

Source: Tatoeba

他是一位非常了不起的学者。

He is very much a scholar.

Source: Tatoeba

这个穷小子最后成为了一个了不起的艺术家。

The poor young man finally became a great artist.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=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
=1 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
2 不起 bùqǐ
  1. (literary) to be unable to get up (e.g. to sickness)
  2. (used after verbs) cannot afford to ...
  3. (used after verbs) do not wish to ... (in contempt)
  4. cannot afford to ...
  5. do not wish to ... (in contempt)
  6. to be unable to get up (e.g. to sickness)