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- <p>得不得了 (de bùdéliǎo) 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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- <p>Adj. + 得不得了</p>
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- <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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- <li>升职 的 事情 让 他 高兴<em> 得 不得了</em>。<span class="trans">The fact that he got promoted made him extremely happy.</span></li>
- <li>嗨，他 跟 老总 的 关系 好 <em>得 不得了</em>，你 一定 要 小心！<span class="trans">The relationship between him and the chief officer is really good, you need to be careful!</span></li>
- <li>爸爸 气 <em> 得 不得了</em>，你 要 倒霉 啦。<span class="trans">Dad is super angry. You're going to be unlucky.</span></li>
- <li>她的妈妈刚去世， 她难过<em> 得 不得了</em>。<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_"de_hen"" 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_"-si_le"" title="wikilink">Negative adjectives with "-si le"</a></li>
- <li><a href="Positive_adjectives_with_"-ji_le"" 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><a href="Boya_Chinese_Lower_Intermediate_2_(博雅汉语准中级加速篇)" title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)</a> (pp. 134-5)<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00112ZL5A/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00112ZL5A">→buy</a></li>
- <li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_5_(新实用汉语课本5)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5)</a> (pp. 53)<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561914083/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561914083">→buy</a></li>
- <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)" title="wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 262) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709">→buy</a></li>
- <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2" title="wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2</a> (p. 159) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881">→buy</a></li>
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- <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:_Adjectives" title="wikilink">Category: Adjectives</a></p>
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