至少zhì shǎoat least
至少 (zhì shǎo) means "at least." It appears in 我每天至少睡八个小时。 (I sleep at least eight hours every day.) and 这本书至少一百块钱。 (This book costs at least a hundred yuan.) Asked how long it takes to get to the airport, someone answers 至少一个小时。 (At least an hour.)
What does 至少 mean?
- 1.
at leastadverb
What do the characters in 至少 mean?
- 至not compositional here
- 少less
How do you use 至少?
See it in 我每天至少睡八个小时 and 这本书至少一百块钱
What are some examples of 至少 in a sentence?
How is 至少 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
去机场要多长时间?
Qù jīchǎng yào duō cháng shíjiān?
How long does it take to get to the airport?
- Speaker B:
至少一个小时。
Zhìshǎo yí ge xiǎoshí.
At least an hour.
- Speaker A:
那我们现在走吧。
Nà wǒmen xiànzài zǒu ba.
Then let's leave now.
- Speaker B:
好。
Hǎo.
OK.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.