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  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">得不得了</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">de bùdéliǎo</span>) can be used as a complement to suggest a situation is serious, or is likely to result in perhaps terrible consequences. It can be used in a positive sense, such as in English when we say "I'm terribly happy."</p>

  <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>

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      Adj. +&#160;<span class="hanzist">得不得了</span>
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      <li><span class="hanzi">升职 的 事情 让 他 高兴 得 不得了。</span>&#160;<span class="trans"> The fact that he got promoted made him extremely happy.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">嗨，他 跟 老总 的 关系 好 得 不得了，你 一定 要 小心！</span>&#160;<span class="trans"> The relationship between him and the chief officer is really good, you need to be careful!</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">爸爸 气 得 不得了，你 要 倒霉 啦。</span>&#160;<span class="trans"> Dad is super angry. You're going to be unlucky.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">她的妈妈刚去世， 她难过 得 不得了。</span>&#160;<span class="trans"> Her mom just passed away, she is extremely sad.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="Adjectival_complement_&quot;de_hen&quot;" title="wikilink">Adjectival complement "de hen"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Descriptive_complements" title="wikilink">Descriptive complements</a></li>

    <li><a href="Negative_adjectives_with_&quot;-si_le&quot;" title="wikilink">Negative adjectives with "-si le"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Positive_adjectives_with_&quot;-ji_le&quot;" title="wikilink">Positive adjectives with "-ji le"</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

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    <li>Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (<span class="hanzi">博雅汉语准中级加速篇</span>) (pp. 134-5)</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本5</span>) (pp. 53)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 262)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (p. 159)</li>
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