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了不起

liǎobuqǐ

amazing

A child lifting a boulder
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Characters in this word

了 le

Strokes
2
Radical
亅 — hook
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

起 qǐ

Strokes
10
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 己 self, oneself
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他真了不起。 Tā zhēn liǎo bu qǐ. He is really amazing.
  • 你很了不起。 Nǐ hěn liǎo bu qǐ. You are very amazing.
  • 这人了不起。 Zhè rén liǎo bu qǐ. This person is amazing.

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