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Prepositional PhraseHSK 5

Defining upper and lower limits

Use 以上 (yǐshàng) after a number or level to mean “that amount or more,” and 以下 (yǐxià) to mean “that amount or less.” In practice, whether the specified number itself is included can be ambiguous, so context matters.

Struktur

Amount / Level + 以上 / 以下
In formal usage, 以上 is usually inclusive of the given amount, while 以下 is exclusive; however, speakers are not always strict about this.

Beispiele

  • 十岁以下的孩子不用买票。
    Shí suì yǐ xià de hái zi bú yòng mǎi piào.
    Children under the age of 10 do not need to buy tickets.
  • 我们需要有两年以上工作经验的人。
    Wǒ men xū yào yǒu liǎng nián yǐ shàng gōng zuò jīng yàn de rén.
    We need people with two years of working experience or more.
  • 我老家空气还不错，PM2.5一般在五十以下。
    Wǒ lǎojiā kōngqì hái bùcuò, PM èr diǎn wǔ yībān zài wǔshí yǐxià.
    The air in my hometown is good. The PM 2.5 level is generally under 50.
  • 这里的冬天气温都在零度以下。
    Zhè lǐ de dōng tiān qì wēn dōu zài líng dù yǐ xià.
    The winter temperatures here go below zero.
  • 我们出差都住三星级以上的酒店。
    Wǒ men chū chāi dōu zhù sān xīng jí yǐ shàng de jiǔ diàn.
    When we go on business trips, we stay at hotels with above a 3-star rating.

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