大不了

dàbuliǎo

adverb #3,115

Meanings

HSK 1

这有什么大不了的？

Zhè yǒu shénme dàbuliǎo de?

What's the big deal about this?

HSK 2

大不了我们重新来过。

Dàbuliǎo wǒmen chóngxīn lái guò.

At worst, we'll start over.

HSK 2

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