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了不起

liǎo bu qǐ
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Common

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Definitions

  1. 1. amazing
  2. 2. terrific
  3. 3. extraordinary

Word relationships

Antonyms

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平凡
píng fán

commonplace

普通、不突出

Related words

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惊人
jīng rén

astonishing

令人惊讶，超出预期，但语气比“了不起”中性

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“了不起”通常作谓语，前面常有“真”“很”等程度副词，错误用法如“他得了不了不起的成就”应改为“他取得了很了不起的成就”。

Example Sentences

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你真 了不起 ，完成了这么难的工作！
You are amazing, having finished such difficult work!

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Child Words of 了不起

起
qǐ

(for groups or occurrences) instance, time

不
bù

no; not so

了
le

(completed action marker)

了
liǎo

(of eyes) bright