大不了
dà bù liǎo
Pinyin

Definition

大不了
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dà bù liǎo
  1. at worst
  2. if worst comes to worst
  3. serious
  4. alarming

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
了
le
  1. 1 (completed action marker)
  2. 2 (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. 3 (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
大
dà
  1. 1 big
  2. 2 huge
  3. 3 large
  4. 4 major
  5. 5 great
  6. 6 wide
  7. 7 deep
  8. 8 older (than)
  9. 9 oldest
  10. 10 eldest
  11. 11 greatly
  12. 12 very much
  13. 13 (dialect) father
  14. 14 father's elder or younger brother
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than
不同
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
不如
bù rú
  1. 1 not equal to
  2. 2 not as good as
  3. 3 inferior to
  4. 4 it would be better to
不妨
bù fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in
  2. 2 might as well
不安
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
不少
bù shǎo
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot
  3. 3 not few
不幸
bù xìng
  1. 1 misfortune
  2. 2 adversity
  3. 3 unfortunate
  4. 4 sad
  5. 5 unfortunately
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
不得不
bù dé bù
  1. 1 have no choice or option but to
  2. 2 cannot but
  3. 3 have to
  4. 4 can't help it
  5. 5 can't avoid
不得了
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
不舍
bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part with (sth or sb)
  2. 2 unwilling to let go of
不断
bù duàn
  1. 1 unceasing
  2. 2 uninterrupted
  3. 3 continuous
  4. 4 constant
不时
bù shí
  1. 1 from time to time
  2. 2 now and then
  3. 3 occasionally
  4. 4 frequently

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
  1. 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
  1. 1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
  2. 2 without a stitch of clothing
  3. 3 in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
  1. 1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 not one hair out of place
一着不慎，满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
  1. 1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哪来这么多火？我看没什么大不了的。我觉得中医老是故弄玄虚，扯一大堆奇奇怪怪的道理。头疼和牙疼都是神经性的，怎么可能是火？
nǎ lái zhème duō huǒ ？wǒ kàn méishénme dàbuliǎo de 。wǒ juéde zhōngyī lǎoshi gùnòngxuánxū ，chě yīdàduī qíqíguàiguài de dàolǐ 。tóuténg hé yáténg dōu shì shénjīngxìng de ，zěnme kěnéng shì huǒ ？
Where does all that fire come from? I can't see anything too special here. I think traditional Chinese medicine is always intentionally making things mysterious. It pulls together a big bunch of strange arguments. Headaches and toothaches are mental problems. How can they be caused by fire?
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开会就开会，有什么大不了。
kāihuì jiù kāihuì ，yǒu shénme dàbùliǎo 。
A meeting is just a meeting, what's the big deal?
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只不过一半在你家，有什么大不了？邻居不是应该互相帮忙吗？
zhǐ bùguò yībàn zài nǐ jiā ，yǒu shénme dàbùliǎo ？línjū bùshì yīnggāi hùxiāng bāngmáng ma ？
Just half of it is in your home, what's the big deal? Aren't neighbors supposed to help each other out?
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我也不知道，去看看再说吧，太贵的话，大不了换一家。
wǒ yě bù zhīdào ，qù kànkan zài shuō ba ，tài guì dehuà ，dàbùliǎo huàn yì jiā 。
I don't know, let's go and see first, if it's too expensive we can go somewhere else.
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哎，你别老想着那个丽丽了。过去就过去了，没什么大不了的。
āi ，nǐ bié lǎo xiǎng zhe nàge Lìli le 。guòqù jiù guòqù le ，méishénme dàbuliǎo de 。
Hey, don't keep on thinking about that Lili. The past is the past, it's not the end of the world.
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还能怎么处理，大不了叫他卷铺盖走人。
hái néng zěnme chǔlǐ ，dàbùliǎo jiào tā juǎn pūgài zǒurén 。
What can they really do? The worst they can do is have him fired.
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慌什么！大不了老子东山再起。机票订好了吗？
huāng shénme ！dàbuliǎo lǎozi dōngshānzàiqǐ 。jīpiào dìng hǎo le ma ？
What are you panicking about? At the worst, I'll just have to start over. Have you ordered the plane tickets yet?
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反正上了保险，大不了去修一下，回头找保险公司报销。
fǎnzhèng shàng le bǎoxiǎn ，dàbuliǎo qù xiū yīxià ，huítóu zhǎo bǎoxiǎngōngsī bàoxiāo 。
Well, anyway, I've got it insured. The worst that can happen is I'll go get it repaired. Then later I can have the insurance company reimburse me.
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说实话，我觉得那些由气候变暖带来的灾难离自己的生活很远，地球热一点，有什么大不了？
shuō shíhuà ，wǒ juéde nàxiē yóu qìhòu biànnuǎn dàilái de zāinàn lí zìjǐ de shēnghuó hěn yuǎn ，dìqiú rè yīdiǎn ，yǒu shénme dàbuliǎo ？
To tell the truth, I think that the calamities brought on by climate change seem very distant from my life. So the earth is a little warmer--what's the worst that can happen?
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嗯，最近老有人这么安慰我。嗨，我想通了，大不了一个人呗。
ng4 ，zuìjìn lǎo yǒurén zhème ānwèi wǒ 。hāi ，wǒ xiǎng tōng le ，dà bu liǎo yī ge rén bei 。
Agh, people have been comforting me that way recently. Hey, I get it-- the worst that could happen is I stay single.
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