HSK 6 vocabulary › 大不了
大不了
大不了 in English: at worst; if worst comes to worst
dà bù liǎo
at worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming
How to pronounce 大不了
dà bù liǎo (without tone marks: da bu liao). dà is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; bù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; liǎo is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 大不了
大 dà
big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3])
big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3])
不 bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
了 liǎo
(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
Related words
| 大 | dà | big; large | HSK 1 |
| 不 | bù | no; not so | HSK 1 |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it | HSK 1 |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me | HSK 1 |
| 了 | le | completed action marker; change-of-state particle | HSK 1 |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family | HSK 2 |
| 不但……而且…… | búdàn…érqiě… | not only...; but also... | HSK 3 |
| 除了 | chú le | besides; apart from (... also...) | HSK 3 |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand; to realize | HSK 3 |
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of | HSK 3 |