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至少 zhìshǎo

至少 zhìshǎo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 至少 zhìshǎo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhìshǎo | zhi4 shao3
English translation
at least
(to say the) least

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Traditional form

至少 zhìshǎo

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 至少 zhìshǎo

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zhì

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of an arrow hitting its target.

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱一厶土

Number of Strokes

6
shǎo

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of four small dots, representing grains of sand or rice, to convey the meaning "less". Similar to xiǎo .

Positional decomposition

小丿

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 至少 zhìshǎo

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lǎo shù Cóng 地面 dì miàn dào 树梢 shù shāo 至少 zhìshǎo yǒu 30.

That old tree must measure at least 30 metres from top to bottom.

至少 zhìshǎo yǒu fēn 道理 dàoli .

He was at least part right.

虽然 suīrán qióng , dàn 至少 zhìshǎo shì 诚实 chéngshí de .

If he is poor, at least he is honest.

估计 gūjì 房间 fángjiān 至少 zhìshǎo yǒu 五十 wǔ shí rén .

I reckon there are at least fifty people in the room.

盖茨 Gài cí 脱口而出 tuō kǒu ér chū de 回答 huídá 至少 zhìshǎo 使 shǐ 我们 wǒmen 大家 dàjiā yòu lèng le 一分 Zhōng .

The automatic quality of Gatsby's answer set us all back at least another minute.

至少 zhìshǎo Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 至少 zhìshǎo and their own compounds.

至少 zhìshǎo Compounds

See all 154 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 至少 zhìshǎo in their composition.

  • zhì
    • dào
      • dǎo , ,
    • Shì
      • , ,
      • ō , , , , , , , , , , ,
    • zhì
      • , zhì , ,
    • tái
      • tái , tái , tái , , , tái ,
    • zhì , zhí , zhì , zhēn , zhì , zhí , zhì , , dié , dié , zhí , dié , dié , dié , chì , zhì , zhì , zhì , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , zhì , , ,
  • shǎo
    • Shā
      • shā , shā , shā , suō , shā , , , xx , suō , shā , , , , , , , 髿,
    • shěng
      • , ,
    • liè
    • chāo
    • qiāo
      • jié , ,
    • bīn
      • bīn , pín , pīn , , , pín , bìn , bīn , bìn , bīn , , , bīn , , , , , , bìn , bìn
    • miǎo
    • suì
      • huì , wèi , huì , guì , , huì , , , , huì ,
    • miào , miǎo , chǎo , chǎo , shā , chāo , shā , miǎo , chāo , , chāo , shā , , , , , , , shā , , , , ,
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