大不了

dà bù liǎoㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ

Traditional: 大不了

HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 7–9

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大不了 (dà bù liǎo) means at worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming.

Meaning(verb, distinguishing word)

at worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming

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3 strokes

big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 姐); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

4 strokes

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

2 strokes

(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)