大不了 dàbuliǎo▶ Chuyện lớn, vấn đề lớn

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không thể tránh khỏi
• 不堪không thể chịu đựng
• 不妨thà rằng; cũng nên
• 不惜không tiếc; không ngần ngại
• 不愧xứng đáng
• 不料Bất ngờ, không ngờ

大不了 is pronounced dàbuliǎo and means “Chuyện lớn, vấn đề lớn”. 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.