不得了

不得了 bùdéliǎo in a sentence

Serious (extremely)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 2 sentences

不得了 (bùdéliǎo) means Serious (extremely). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他高兴得 不得了 。

Tā gāoxìng de bùdéliǎo.

He was extremely happy.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不得了

外面热得 不得了 。

Wàimiàn rè de bùdéliǎo.

It is terribly hot outside.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不得了

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How is 不得了 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 不得了 (bùdéliǎo, "Serious (extremely)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 不得了 an HSK word?

Yes — 不得了 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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