怎么得了

Traditional: 怎麼得了

zěn me dé liǎo

Dictionary entry

how can this be?

What does 怎么得了 mean?

怎么得了 (zěn me dé liǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1how can this be?

2what's to be done?

3what an awful mess!

Character breakdown

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怎zěnhow 么máexclamatory final particle 得déto obtain · to get 了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)

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How to pronounce 怎么得了

怎么得了

zěn me dé liǎo

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