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得了
déliǎo
1. (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown

得
dé
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
HSK 2 11 丶
了
le
clear; to finish; particle of completed action
HSK 1 2 丶

Compound Words (3)

不得了
bùdéliǎo
desperately serious
HSK 5
怎么得了
zěnmedéliǎo
how can this be?
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙
pǎodéliǎohéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)

Alternate Entries

得了
déle
all right! / that's enough!

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
988 of 84,292