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至少zhì shǎoat least

HSK 4word

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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. 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?

  1. 我每天至少睡八个小时。

    Wǒ měi tiān zhìshǎo shuì bā ge xiǎoshí.

    I sleep at least eight hours every day.

  2. 这本书至少一百块钱。

    Zhè běn shū zhìshǎo yì bǎi kuài qián.

    This book costs at least a hundred yuan.

How is 至少 used in a conversation?

  1. 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?

  2. Speaker B:

    至少一个小时。

    Zhìshǎo yí ge xiǎoshí.

    At least an hour.

  3. Speaker A:

    那我们现在走吧。

    Nà wǒmen xiànzài zǒu ba.

    Then let's leave now.

  4. Speaker B:

    好。

    Hǎo.

    OK.

Can you use 至少 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我每天___睡八个小时。 (I sleep at least eight hours every day.)
  2. 2.What does 这本书至少一百块钱。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: ___一个小时。 (At least an hour.)

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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.