不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不得了
bùdéliǎo
extremely; serious
Characters in this word
得 dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
了 le
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 热得不得了。 Rè de bù dé liǎo. It is extremely hot.
- 他高兴不得了。 Tā gāoxìng bù dé liǎo. He is extremely happy.
- 这事不得了。 Zhè shì bù dé liǎo. This matter is serious.