了不起

了不起 liǎobuqǐ in a sentence

Amazing (terrific - wonderful)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 3 sentences

了不起 (liǎobuqǐ) means Amazing (terrific - wonderful). Below are 3 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

他真 了不起 !

Tā zhēn liǎobuqǐ!

He is really amazing!

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 了不起

这没什么 了不起 的。

Zhè méi shénme liǎobuqǐ de.

This is nothing special.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 了不起

这是一项 了不起 的成就。

Zhè shì yí xiàng liǎobuqǐ de chéngjiù.

This is a remarkable achievement.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 成就

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How is 了不起 used in a sentence?

This page shows 3 sentences using 了不起 (liǎobuqǐ, "Amazing (terrific - wonderful)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 了不起 an HSK word?

Yes — 了不起 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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