了得

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Chinese

to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
 
get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
 
simp. and trad.
(了得)
anagram 得了

Pronunciation


Adjective

了得

  1. extraordinary; exceptional; remarkable; amazing
  2. Used at the end of a rhetorical sentence, to emphasise the serious and terrible nature of the preceding situation.

Synonyms

  • (extraordinary):

Derived terms