大不了 dàbuliǎo▶ Gran cosa; asunto importante

Stroke order

大不了 is written in 9 strokes across 3 characters.

• 大 — 3 strokes
• 不 — 4 strokes
• 了 — 2 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 不免inevitable
• 不堪no soportar
• 不妨bien podría
• 不惜no escatimar; no dudar
• 不愧Digno
• 不料Inesperadamente

大不了 is pronounced dàbuliǎo and means “Gran cosa; asunto importante”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 大不了 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.