起码
Old HSK 6
起码 (qǐmǎ) · at least
起码 (qǐmǎ) means “at least; minimum; basic”. It is written with 2 characters: 起 (to get up) + 码 (number). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 起码 is built
The characters
起 qǐ · to get up
What 起 is made of
- 走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 走 gives the meaning, 己 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
码 mǎ · number
What 码 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 马mǎ — horse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 马 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
完成这个工作起码要三天。Wánchéng zhège gōngzuò qǐmǎ yào sān tiān.Finishing this job will take at least three days.
这是最起码的礼貌。Zhè shì zuì qǐmǎ de lǐmào.This is the most basic courtesy.
Questions about 起码
What does 起码 mean?
起码 (qǐmǎ) means “at least; minimum; basic”.
How do you pronounce 起码?
起码 is pronounced qǐmǎ.
Which HSK level is 起码?
起码 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 起床qǐchuángto get out of bed
- 起来qǐlaito get up
- 一起yīqǐtogether
- 起飞qǐfēito take off (of a plane)
- 想起xiǎngqǐto remember
- 看起来kàn qǐlaito look like
- 看不起kànbuqǐto look down on
- 了不起liǎobuqǐamazing
- 引起yǐnqǐto cause
Learn 起码 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 142: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.