不得了 bù dé liǎo — desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly

不得了
bù dé liǎo

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Definitions

  1. desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. desperately serious
  2. disastrous
  3. extremely
  4. exceedingly

ExtDict

  1. 表示情况严重：哎呀，～，着火了！｜万一出了岔子，那可～
  2. 表示程度很深：热得～｜她急得～，可又没办法
  3. 了不得。

Examples

  • 我真是哭笑不得了。

    I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.

  • 一点也不便宜，贵得不得了。

    It's not even a little bit cheap, it's extremely expensive!

  • 一斤四元五毛，便宜得不得了！

    4.5 yuan for one pound, now isn't that cheap!