bù​dé​liǎo HSK5

extremely

不得了 bù​dé​liǎo
extremely expression
to an extreme degree; exceedingly

He was incredibly happy when he heard the news.

disastrous expression
desperately serious or disastrous

要是起火不得了

yào​shi qǐ​huǒ le, bù​dé​liǎo.

It would be disastrous if a fire broke out.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
6.56 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
8.28 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Sources

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