dà​bu​liǎodà​bù​liǎo

serious

dà​bu​liǎo serious · at worst

  1. adjective
    big
    big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult
  2. unable to
    Used after a verb to indicate that an action or result is impossible

dà​bù​liǎo not much bigger · cannot grow big

  1. adjective
    big
    big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult
  2. bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the de potential construction
  3. liǎo particle
    [possibility]
    Used in potential resultative constructions after a verb and de or to indicate whether an action is possible.