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title: "Liaobuqi Meaning: 了不起 (liǎobuqǐ) Means “amazing”"
description: "了不起 (liǎobuqǐ) means “amazing; terrific”. Hear its tones, see what 了 and 不 and 起 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaobuqi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 了不起 mean?

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了不起 liǎobuqǐ

## amazing; terrific

## It can also mean

- serious; a big deal

## Its characters

1. 了 liǎo to finish
2. 不 bù not
3. 起 qǐ to rise

## In a sentence

你一个人完成了这么多工作，真了不起！ You finished so much work by yourself, that's amazing!

在那个时代，能读书的大多是贵族，所以这是很**了不起**的事。

From [孔子是谁？ · Who was Confucius?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-was-confucius#library-word-515-518)

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## More words with 了 or 不 or 起

- [罢了 bàle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bale)
- [蚌埠住了 bèngbu-zhùle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bengbuzhule)
- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [不安 bù’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buan)
- [不必 bùbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubi)
- [不便 bùbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubian)
- [不曾 bùcéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buceng)
- [不成 bùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucheng)
- [不错 bùcuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucuo)
- [不但 bùdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budan)

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