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了不起 (liǎo bu qǐ): Amazing (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 5
HSK 3.0Level 5
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Character Breakdown

了 • liǎo • understand; finish; settle; be able to complete • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
liǎo了

understand; finish; settle; be able to complete

不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù不

not; no

起 • qǐ • to rise, to get up, to start
qǐ起

to rise, to get up, to start

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Pinyinliǎo bu qǐ
Meaningamazing; terrific; extraordinary
Characters3
SyntaxAdjective
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HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 了不起.

  • 操心cāo xīnto worry about; to take pains over; be concerned over
  • 补充bǔ chōngadd; supplement; replenish
  • 初级chū jíelementary; primary; initial
  • 包裹bāo guǒwrap up; pack up
  • 安装ān zhuāngto install; mount; erect
  • 度过dù guòspend; pass
  • 包括bāo kuòinclude
  • 窗帘chuāng liáncurtains; sunblind
  • 表达biǎo dáto voice (an opinion)
  • 池塘chí tángpool; pond
  • 毕竟bì jìngafter all; all in all; when all is said and done
  • 单纯dān chúnsimple; pure; alone
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 了不起.

Words with 了
  • 为了wèi lein order to
  • 了解liǎo jiěunderstand
  • 除了chú leapart from ("chule...yiwai" construction)
  • 受不了
shòu bù liǎo
cannot bear it
  • 不得了bù dé liǎodesperately serious disastrous; terrible
  • 得了dé leall right!
  • 算了suàn lelet it be
  • 大不了dà bù liǎoif the worst comes to the worst
    • Words with 不
    • 不要bù yàodon't!
    • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
    • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
    • 不错bù cuòcorrect
    • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
    • 不久bù jiǔnot long (after)
    • 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
    • 不同bù tóngdifferent
    Words with 起
    • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
    • 一起yì qǐtogether
    • 起床qǐ chuángget up (out of bed)
    • 起来qǐ laistand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
    • 起飞qǐ fēitake off [plane]
    • 引起yǐn qǐto give rise to
    • 起到qǐ dào(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
    • 发起fā qǐto originate
    4.

    How to Use 了不起 in Sentences

    Adjective + Noun
    liǎo了
    bu不
    qǐ起
    de的
    rén人
    neutral
    amazing person
    liǎo了
    bu不
    qǐ起
    de的
    chéng成
    jiù就
    Adverb + Adjectivewith真
    zhēn真
    liǎo了
    bu不
    qǐ起
    Idiomwith没什么
    méi没
    shén什
    me么
    liǎo了
    bu不
    qǐ起
    5.

    Example Sentences with 了不起

    tā他
    pǎo跑
    dé得
    hěn很
    kuài快
    ，
    zhēn
    formal
    Written
    remarkable achievement
    neutral
    truly amazing
    informal
    Spoken
    nothing special
    真
    liǎo了
    bù不
    qǐ起
    。
    He runs very fast, that's amazing.
    tā他
    nián年
    jì纪
    qīng轻
    qīng轻
    jiù就
    qǔ取
    dé得
    le了
    zhè这
    me么
    liǎo了
    bu不
    qǐ起
    de的
    chéng成
    jiù就
    。
    He achieved such amazing accomplishments at such a young age.
    zài在
    rú如
    cǐ此
    duǎn短
    de的
    shí时
    jiān间
    nèi内
    zhǎng掌
    wò握
    zhè这
    mén门
    fù复
    zá杂
    de的
    jì技
    yì艺
    ，
    què确
    shí实
    hěn很
    liǎo了
    bù不
    qǐ起
    。
    It is truly amazing to master this complex skill in such a short time.
    nǐ你
    jué觉
    de得
    tā他
    néng能
    dú独
    zì自
    jiě解
    jué决
    zhè这
    ge个
    jì技
    shù术
    nán难
    tí题
    ，
    yǒu有
    shén什
    me么
    liǎo了
    bù不
    qǐ起
    de的
    ma吗
    ？
    Do you think it's anything extraordinary that he can solve this technical problem alone?
    tā她
    dú独
    zì自
    wán完
    chéng成
    le了
    zhè这
    ge个
    xiàng项
    mù目
    ，
    zhēn真
    shi是
    liǎo了
    bù不
    qǐ起
    。
    She completed this project by herself, that's really impressive.