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大不了 (dà bù liǎo): If the worst comes to the worst (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6
HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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大 • dà • big • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
dà大

big

不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù不

not; no

了 • liǎo • understand; finish; settle; be able to complete • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
liǎo了

understand; finish; settle; be able to complete

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Pinyindà bù liǎo
Meaningif the worst comes to the worst
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HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 大不了.

  • 拜托bài tuōrequest somebody to do something; entrust
  • 不由得bù yóu decannot help; cannot but
  • 备份bèi fènback-up
  • 不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
  • 不料bú liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
  • 报销bào xiāosubmit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; claim a refund
  • 操劳cāo láowork hard
  • 仓库cāng kùstorehouse; warehouse
  • 博览会bó lǎn huìfair; exhibition; exposition
  • 裁判cái pànjudge; referee
  • 饱和bǎo hésaturated
  • 把关bǎ guānguard a pass/checkpoint
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 大不了.

Words with 大
  • 大学dà xuéuniversity; college
  • 大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student
  • 大家dà jiāeverybody
  • 大人
dà ren
adult
  • 大小dà xiǎodimension
  • 大衣dà yīovercoat
  • 大熊猫dà xióng māogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
  • 大厅dà tīnghall
  • Words with 不
    • 不要bù yàodon't!
    • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
    • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
    • 不错bù cuòcorrect
    • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
    • 不久bù jiǔnot long (after)
    • 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
    • 不同bù tóngdifferent
    Words with 了
    • 为了wèi lein order to
    • 了解liǎo jiěunderstand
    • 除了chú leapart from ("chule...yiwai" construction)
    • 受不了shòu bù liǎocannot bear it
    • 不得了bù dé liǎodesperately serious disastrous; terrible
    • 了不起liǎo bu qǐamazing; terrific; extraordinary
    • 得了dé leall right!
    • 算了suàn lelet it be
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    dà bù liǎo(da bu liao)
    1. [adverb]if the worst comes to the worst[HSK6]
    dà bu liǎo(da bu liao)
    1. [adjective/adverb]if the worst comes to the worst[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]
    5.

    How to Use 大不了 in Sentences

    Adjective + Nounwith事
    dà大
    bù不
    liǎo了
    de的
    shì事
    Verb + Adverbwith就
    dà大
    bù不
    liǎo了
    jiù就
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    Idiomwith从头再来
    dà大
    bù不
    liǎo了
    cóng从
    tóu头
    zài再
    lái来
    Adverb + Verbwith没什么
    méi没
    shén什
    me么
    dà大
    bù不
    liǎo了
    6.

    Example Sentences with 大不了

    bié别
    dān担
    xīn心
    ,
    dà大
    bù不
    neutral
    a trivial matter
    neutral
    at worst, just apologize
    informalSpoken
    at worst, start over
    informal
    Spoken
    it's no big deal
    liǎo
    了
    wǒ我
    men们
    chóng重
    xīn新
    kāi开
    shǐ始
    。
    Don't worry, if the worst comes to the worst, we'll just start over.
    zhè这
    ge个
    píng苹
    guǒ果
    huài坏
    le了
    ,
    dà大
    bù不
    liǎo了
    zài再
    mǎi买
    yí一
    gè个
    。
    This apple is rotten, at worst we can just buy another one.
    dà大
    bu不
    liǎo了
    zài再
    shì试
    yí一
    cì次
    。
    If the worst comes to the worst, we'll just try again.
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    méi没
    xiǎng想
    guò过
    ,
    dà大
    bù不
    liǎo了
    shēn申
    qǐng请
    yán延
    qī期
    tí提
    jiāo交
    bào报
    gào告
    ma吗
    ?
    Haven't you considered that, if the worst comes to the worst, you could apply for an extension to submit the report?
    kǎo考
    shì试
    méi没
    kǎo考
    hǎo好
    méi没
    guān关
    xi系
    ,
    dà大
    bù不
    liǎo了
    xià下
    cì次
    zài再
    nǔ努
    lì力
    。
    It's okay if you didn't do well on the exam, at worst you can just try harder next time.
    rú如
    guǒ果
    xià下
    yǔ雨
    le了
    ,
    dà大
    bù不
    liǎo了
    wǒ我
    men们
    gǎi改
    tiān天
    zài再
    qù去
    gōng公
    yuán园
    wán玩
    。
    If it rains, at worst we can just go to the park another day.