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不至于

bù zhì yú · bu zhi yu

Traditional 不至於

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
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Ninety-eight points

  1. Liangliang

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)这次(zhècì)只(zhǐ)考(kǎo)了(le)九十八分(jiǔshíbāfēn)。

    Oh no, I only got ninety-eight this time.

  2. Dengdeng

    九十八分(jiǔshíbāfēn)？不至于(bùzhìyú)难过(nánguò)吧(ba)。

    Ninety-eight? That's not worth being sad about.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)琦琦(qíqí)考(kǎo)了(le)一百分(yībǎifēn)。

    But Qiqi got a hundred.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)也(yě)不至于(bùzhìyú)哭(kū)啊(a)，你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)很(hěn)好(hǎo)了(le)。

    Even so, it's not worth crying. You did well.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没(méi)哭(kū)，我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)在(zài)擦(cā)眼镜(yǎnjìng)。

    I'm not crying. I'm just wiping my glasses.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

只(zhǐ)是(shì)下(xià)了(le)一(yì)点(diǎn)小(xiǎo)雨(yǔ)，不(bú)至(zhì)于(yú)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)比(bǐ)赛(sài)吧(ba)。

It's only a little rain; it's not so bad that we'd cancel the game, right?

02

他(tā)平(píng)时(shí)很(hěn)稳(wěn)重(zhòng)，不(bú)至(zhì)于(yú)为(wèi)这(zhè)点(diǎn)小(xiǎo)事(shì)就(jiù)发(fā)火(huǒ)。

He's usually very level-headed; he wouldn't go so far as to lose his temper over such a small thing.

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