充其量

chōngqíliàng

adverb #25,710

Meanings

1 at most
2 at best
3 at the very most

Characters

to fill / to serve as

quantity / measure / capacity

Examples

这个项目充其量只能算是一次尝试。

Zhège xiàngmù chōngqí liàng zhǐ néng suàn shì yī cì chángshì.

At best, this project can only be considered an attempt.

他充其量就是个普通员工。

Tā chōngqí liàng jiùshì gè pǔtōng yuángōng.

He is, at most, an ordinary employee.

Tips

usage

充其量 is used to set an upper limit or to downplay something — 'even if we stretch it to the maximum'. Synonym: 至多 (zhìduō).

Stroke Order

充 chōng

其 qí

量 liàng