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了不起

liǎo bu qǐ

HSK 4 · word 2656 of 3,000

Meaning

• amazing
• terrific
• extraordinary

Example sentence

Characters in 了不起

• 了 le (completed action marker)
• 不 bù no; not so
• 起 qǐ to rise

了 here liǎo, to manage, plus 不起, the negative potential. Unable to be dismissed, hence remarkable.

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