大不了

dà bù liǎo
HSK 6
at worst, if worst comes to worst
adverb

Example Sentences

大不了就是我一个人去。
dà bùliǎo jiùshì wǒ yígè rénqù 。
At worst, it will just be me going alone.
大不了我们重新开始。
dà bùliǎo wǒmen chóngxīn kāishǐ 。
If worst comes to worst, we can start over.
大不了我就再努力一次。
dà bùliǎo wǒ jiù zài nǔlì yīcì 。
If it comes to that, I'll just try harder once more.

Individual Characters

HSK 1
大dà
big, huge, large, major, great
HSK 1
不bù
(negative prefix), not, no
了liǎo
to finish, to achieve

Words with similar meanings

顶多dǐngduō
at most
This phrase conveys a similar meaning of limits or maximum possibility, generally used in contexts where one is discussing the worst-case scenario.

Words Starting With 大

大家dà jiā
authority; everyone
大使馆dà shǐ guǎn
"embassy
大概dà gài
roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about
大约dà yuē
approximately; about
大型dà xíng
large scale; wide scale; broad scale

Words Ending With 了

受不了shòu bù liǎo
unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand
不得了bù dé liǎo
desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly

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