How to say “amazing” in Chinese
amazing, remarkable
“Amazing” in Chinese is 了不起, liǎo bu qǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
了不起 is read liǎo bu qǐ: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Before a fourth tone it is read bú: 不是 bú shì.
On the left, 走 “walk”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “了不起”.
More words from the lesson “Strengths and weaknesses”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “amazing” in Chinese?
“Amazing” in Chinese is 了不起, pinyin liǎobuqǐ.
What does 了不起 mean?
了不起 (liǎobuqǐ) means “amazing, remarkable”.
How do you write 了不起?
了不起 is 3 characters: 了 (le) — particle: completion, change; 不 (bù) — not, no; 起 (qǐ) — rise, get up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 了不起?
了不起 is read liǎobuqǐ. Tones: liǎo — third tone, bu — neutral tone, qǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“amazing” in the lesson “Strengths and weaknesses”
This word is from the topic “The good and the bad” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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