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不得了

bù dé liǎo · bu de liao

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HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. desperately serious
  2. disastrous
  3. extremely
  4. exceedingly
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Laundry in the rain

  1. Liangliang

    不得了(bùdéliǎo)，下雨(xiàyǔ)了(le)！我(wǒ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)在(zài)外面(wàimiàn)！

    Oh no, it's raining! My clothes are outside!

  2. Dengdeng

    别急(biéjí)，我(wǒ)去(qù)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)拿(ná)。

    Don't worry, I'll get them for you.

  3. Liangliang

    快(kuài)点儿(diǎnr)！

    Hurry up!

  4. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，不得了(bùdéliǎo)，门(mén)锁上(suǒshàng)了(le)！

    Oh no, the door is locked!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    So what do we do?

  6. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，雨(yǔ)正好(zhènghǎo)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)洗(xǐ)衣服(yīfu)。

    It's fine, the rain is washing your clothes for you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yì)斤(jīn)四(sì)元(yuán)五(wǔ)毛(máo)，便(pián)宜(yi)得(de)不(bù)得(dé)了(liǎo)！

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

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

听(tīng)说(shuō)前(qián)面(miàn)出(chū)了(le)车(chē)祸(huò)，情(qíng)况(kuàng)不(bù)得(dé)了(liǎo)，救(jiù)护(hù)车(chē)已(yǐ)经(jīng)赶(gǎn)过(guò)去(qu)了(le)。

I heard there was a car accident ahead, and the situation is extremely serious; the ambulance has already rushed over.

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