最少 (zuì shǎo) — (adv.) at least; no less than; (adj.) the least; minimum
Definition
最少 means 'the least' or 'at least' depending on context — before a number it's 'at least' (minimum amount); after a noun it's 'the least / the fewest'.
verb
(adv.) at leastno less than(adj.) the leastminimum
Examples
- 最少。Nǐ zuì shǎo yào zhǔn bèi sān tiān de shí wù.You need to prepare at least three days' worth of food.
- 最少。Zhè cì kǎo shì tā cuò de tí zuì shǎo.He got the fewest questions wrong on this exam.
- 最少。Wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù zuì shǎo xū yào liǎng gè yuè.Completing this project will take at least two months.
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