了不起

liǎobuqǐ

adjective HSK 4 #2,202

Meanings

1 amazing
2 extraordinary
3 terrific

Characters

to finish; extraordinary

to rise; to afford

Literally 'cannot be finished/contained' — too great to handle

Examples

你太了不起了！

Nǐ tài liǎobuqǐ le!

You're amazing!

他是一个了不起的人。

Tā shì yīgè liǎobuqǐ de rén.

He is an extraordinary person.

能说三种语言，真了不起！

Néng shuō sān zhǒng yǔyán, zhēn liǎobuqǐ!

Being able to speak three languages, truly amazing!

In Pop Culture

了不起的盖茨比 Liǎobuqǐ de Gàicíbǐ

The Great Gatsby

Chinese title of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel

Stroke Order

了 le

不 bù

起 qǐ