至少

Chinese

		arrive; most; to arrive; most; to; until	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
simp. and trad. (至少)		至	少

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìshǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ siu²

• Gan (Wiktionary): zi⁴ seu³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chṳ-séu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zi⁴ sau³

• Jin (Wiktionary): zi³ sau²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chì-chió

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zi³ zio²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tsy-sau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìshǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhshǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-shao³
    • Yale: jr̀-shǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhshao
    • Palladius: чжишао (čžišao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ siu²
    • Yale: ji síu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ siu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ xiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ siːu̯³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: zi⁴ seu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩³⁵ sɛu²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ-séu
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii seu^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi⁴ seu³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ⁵⁵ seu̯³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zi⁴ sau³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sau³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: zi³ sau²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sz̩⁴⁵ sau⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-chió
    • Tâi-lô: tsì-tsió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciecioir
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sio⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sio⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sio⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sio⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɤ⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zi³ zio²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsì tsió
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sio⁵²⁻²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tsy-sau
    • MiniDict: tsy^去 sau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsr-sau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³³ sɔ⁴⁴/

Adverb

至少

1. at least; (to say the) least

   這至少需要有人先出來帶個頭才行啊。 [MSC, trad.]
   这至少需要有人先出来带个头才行啊。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè zhìshào xūyào yǒu rén xiān chūlái dài ge tóu cái xíng a. [Pinyin]

   At least someone needs to come out and take the lead.

   我不贊同這位同學的觀點，至少他的觀點不夠全面。 [MSC, trad.]
   我不赞同这位同学的观点，至少他的观点不够全面。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ bù zàntóng zhè wèi tóngxué de guāndiǎn, zhìshào tā de guāndiǎn bùgòu quánmiàn. [Pinyin]

   I don't agree with this student's point of view — at the very least, his point of view is not comprehensive enough.

Synonyms

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• 少說 / 少说 (shǎoshuō)
• 至少兒 / 至少儿 (Dungan)
• 起碼 / 起码 (qǐmǎ)