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- 不下
不下
bù xià
Meaning
- to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
Definition
不少于；不亚于。
no less than; not inferior to.
Usage
常用于表示数量或程度上的不少于，相当于“至少”。
Often used to indicate that a quantity or degree is no less than, equivalent to 'at least'.
Examples
- 1 这个礼堂不下能容纳一千人。（This auditorium can accommodate no less than a thousand people.）
- 2 他的收入不下十万。（His income is no less than one hundred thousand.）
- 3 不下三百人参加了会议。（No less than three hundred people attended the meeting.）
- 4 她不下五次提醒他。（She reminded him no less than five times.）
- 5 这项工程不下耗费了一年时间。（This project took no less than a year.）
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