Learn Hardcore Chinese: zhìshǎo

Usages of zhìshǎo

学校xuéxiào　对duì　作业zuòyè　的de　标准biāozhǔn　是shì，　每天měitiān　至少zhìshǎo　写xiě　三sān　个gè　句子jùzi。xuéxiào duì zuòyè de biāozhǔn shì, měitiān zhìshǎo xiě sān gè jùzi.

The school’s standard for homework is to write at least three sentences every day.

这zhè　次cì　考试kǎoshì　至少zhìshǎo　要yào　写xiě　三十sānshí　个gè　句子jùzi，　很多hěnduō　人rén　最后zuìhòu　写xiě　了le　超过chāoguò　四十sìshí　个gè　句子jùzi。zhè cì kǎoshì zhìshǎo yào xiě sānshí gè jùzi, hěnduō rén zuìhòu xiě le chāoguò sìshí gè jùzi.

For this exam you have to write at least thirty sentences; many people ended up writing more than forty.

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