at most; at best
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
at most; at best
Used to indicate the upper limit of quantity, age, degree, or extent.
Tā他
zhì至
duō多
bù不
guò过
sì四
shí十
suì岁
。
He is at most forty years old.
Lǎo老
shī师
zhì至
duō多
shì是
cóng从
tóu头
dào到
wěi尾
jiǎng讲
yī一
biàn遍
，
yào要
chún纯
shú熟
hái还
děi得
kào靠
zì自
jǐ己
duō多
liàn练
xí习
。
The teacher at best goes through it once from beginning to end; to become proficient still depends on oneself practicing more.
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Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
zhì至
duō多
zhí值
èr二
shí十
kuài块
qián钱
。
This dish is worth at most twenty yuan.