大不了

dàbuliǎo

adverb #3,115

Meanings

大不了我们重新来过。

Dàbuliǎo wǒmen chóngxīn lái guò.

At worst, we'll start over.

这有什么大不了的？

Zhè yǒu shénme dàbuliǎo de?

What's the big deal about this?

大不了我自己去。

Dàbuliǎo wǒ zìjǐ qù.

At worst, I'll go by myself.

grammar

Two uses: (1) as an adverb meaning 'at worst' before a clause; (2) as an adjective in 有什么大不了的 meaning 'what's the big deal.'

memory

大 (big) + 不了 (cannot) = it can't be that big — so it's no big deal, or at worst...

大 dà

不 bù

了 le