zěn me dé liǎo
Traditional: 怎麼得了
怎么得了 (zěn me dé liǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “how can this be?; what's to be done?; what an awful mess!”.
Meanings
- 1how can this be?
- 2what's to be done?
- 3what an awful mess!
Characters in 怎么得了
Related words
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