not less than; action not completed
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to be not less than; to number at least
Used to indicate a quantity that reaches or exceeds a certain minimum estimate.
Cān参
jiā加
zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
de的
dài代
biǎo表
bù不
xià下
wǔ五
bǎi百
rén人
。
There were no fewer than five hundred representatives attending this meeting.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
xiāo销
liàng量
bù不
xià下
shí十
wàn万
cè册
。
The sales of this book number at least one hundred thousand copies.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
shì事
gù故
de的
sǔn损
shī失
bù不
xià下
bǎi百
wàn万
yuán元
。
The losses from this accident amount to no less than a million yuan.
complement
(used after a verb) indicates the action has no result or is not completed
Functions as a verb complement, often used with verbs of decision, resolution, or stalemate.
Shuāng双
fāng方
zhēng争
zhí执
bù不
xià下
，
shuí谁
yě也
shuō说
fú服
bù不
liǎo了
shuí谁
。
The two sides are deadlocked in an argument, and neither can convince the other.
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
gè个
fāng方
àn案
，
tā他
yī一
zhí直
yóu犹
yù豫
bù不
xià下
。
He has been hesitating and cannot decide on this proposal.
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Zhè这
gè个
àn案
zi子
yǐ已
jīng经
tuō拖
le了
sān三
nián年
，
hái还
shì是
pàn判
jué决
bù不
xià下
。
This case has been dragging on for three years, and a verdict still cannot be reached.
xiāng相
chí持
bù不
xià下
to be locked in a stalemate