amazing; terrific; extraordinary (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
了不起 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
她在工作上做出了了不起的贡献。 tā zài gōngzuò shàng zuò chūle liǎobùqǐ de gòngxiàn. - She made remarkable contributions at work.
他的成就真是了不起。 tā de chéngjiù zhēn shì liǎobùqǐ. - His achievements are truly outstanding.
你能在这么短的时间内完成，真了不起！ nǐ néng zài zhème duǎn de shíjiān nèi wánchéng, zhēn liǎobùqǐ! - It’s amazing you could finish in such a short time!
这个发明真了不起！ zhège fāmíng zhēn liǎobùqǐ! - This invention is really amazing!
他是一位了不起的科学家。 tā shì yī wèi liǎobùqǐ de kēxuéjiā. - He is an extraordinary scientist.
Characters
不 bù - not; no (negation) | HSK 1
了 le - particle, intensifies previous action, indicates a change or completed action | HSK 1
起 qǐ - (begin) from; rise, get up; occur, start; break out; build; draft, draw out; (used after a verb) move upwards |