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至少
zhìshǎo
Description
"至少"的意思是最小的数量或最低的程度。
"至少" means the smallest amount or the lowest degree.
我们常用它来说一个东西不会比某个数字更少。
We often use it to say that something will not be less than a certain number.
Meanings
至少zhìshǎo
at least (a minimum amount)
这本书至少要五十块钱。
This book costs at least fifty yuan.
至少zhìshǎo
at the very least; anyway
他没考好，至少他很努力。
He didn't do well on the exam, but at least he tried hard.
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Notes
- Etymology
至 means "to the extreme/most" + 少 "few/little," together "to the least."
- Nuance
至少 is common in speech and writing; 起码 is more colloquial.
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