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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
了不起 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
了不起 ＝ 了 ＋ 不 ＋ 起
ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ · liǎobùqǐ
adjective — remarkable, amazing, extraordinary

字源 FORM — what the parts do

了to finish, to manage (了結)liǎo
不not (不要)bù
起to rise, to lift (起來)qǐ
了不起，了結的了，不要的不，起來的起。
關 · Related
厲害lìhàiimpressive — the plain synonym不起buqǐthe can't-afford-it complement, as in 看不起