- 不得了 bùdéliǎo terribleterrible; desperately serious; disastrous; awful
- 受得了 shòudeliǎo to be able to bearto be able to stand, endure, or put up with
- 怎么得了 zěnmedéliǎo what a messUsed to express that a situation is serious or terrible, meaning "how can this be?" or "what is to be done?"
- 干得了 gàndeliǎo can be managedTo be capable of doing a task or holding a position; can be handled.
- 跑得了和尚,跑不了庙 pǎodéliǎohéshàngpǎobùliǎomiào you can't escape foreverThe monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him; used to mean that someone can hide or flee for a while, but they cannot escape their responsibilities or avoid being caught in the end because their home or place of work is known.
- 做得了 zuòdeliǎo can doto be able to do something; to be capable of completing a task
- 跑得了和尚跑不了庙 pǎodeliǎohéshangpǎobùliǎomiào you can run but you can't hidethe monk can run away but the temple cannot; literal sense meaning that even if an individual flees, they can still be tracked down through their affiliations or home base
- 了得了 liǎodeliǎo solvablecan be solved, settled, or handled
- 得了便宜还卖乖 délepiányiháimàiguāi to act hard done by after getting a good dealto pretend to be the victim or act like a good person despite having already gained a significant advantage at someone else's expense