不下

bùxià

adverb HSK 7-9

Meanings

HSK 5

现场观众不下三千人。

Xiànchǎng guānzhòng bùxià sānqiān rén.

There were no fewer than three thousand spectators on site.

HSK 5

这次损失不下百万。

Zhècì sǔnshī bùxià bǎiwàn.

The loss this time was no less than a million.

HSK 6

他收藏的书不下一万本。

Tā shōucáng de shū bùxià yīwàn běn.

His book collection numbers at least ten thousand volumes.

grammar

Always followed by a quantity. 不下 [number] = 'not below [number],' emphasizing the lower bound. More formal than 至少.

mistakes

Don't confuse with 下不 (cannot go down) or complement 不下 (can't fit, can't finish). This 不下 is a stand-alone adverb before a number.

不 bù

下 xià