# 起码 (qǐmǎ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 起码 (qǐmǎ) means “at least; at the minimum”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: at least; at the minimum
- Pinyin: qǐmǎ (qi3 ma3)
- Traditional: 起碼
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 解决这个问题起码需要两天时间。
  Jiějué zhège wèntí qǐmǎ xūyào liǎng tiān shíjiān.
  Solving this problem will take at least two days.

## Characters

- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- [码](https://hanziro.com/word/ma-code/) (mǎ): code; number

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-ma-at-least/

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