B2 · Grammar reference · ASG7AE5C
Defining upper and lower limits
To specify "more than" or "less than" a certain amount, or "within" a certain amount, you're going to want to use some of these common words: 以上 (yǐshàng), 以下 (yǐxià), 以内 (yǐnèi), and 以外 (yǐwài). All are "nouns of locality," or 方位词 in Chinese.
- Keywords
- 以上 · 以下 · 上 · 下 · 以 · 内 · 外 · above · below · within · beyond
- Used for
- Defining scope
- Classification
- Prepositional Phrase
Examples (11)
十岁以下的孩子不用买票。
我们需要有两年以上工作经验的人。
我老家空气还不错，PM2.5一般在五十以下。
这里的冬天气温都在零度以下。
我们出差都住三星级以上的酒店。
以下就谈谈这个问题应该怎么解决。
以上只是我个人的看法。
两天以内必须完成。
半小时以内能送到吗？
这个大楼50米以内不能停车。
请你站在两米以外的地方。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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