了
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Amazing in Chinese: 了不起 (liǎo bu qǐ)

liǎo bu qǐ

amazing

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

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

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不
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Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄠˇ

liǎo

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

˙ㄅㄨ

bu

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄨ/ u

ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他以为自己很了不起。

    tā yǐ wéi zì jǐ hěn liǎo bù qǐ。

    He thinks he's so great.

  • 你是位了不起的女性。

    nǐ shì wèi liǎo bù qǐ de nǚ xìng。

    You're a wonderful woman.

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Related words

不

bù

no

了

le

(completed action marker)

起

qǐ

to rise

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get out of bed

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

除了

chú le

besides

了解

liǎo jiě

to understand

为了

wèi le

for

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

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