起码

nǐ duì tā quē fá qǐ mǎ de liǎo jiě

你对他缺乏起码的了解。

You lack a minimum understanding of him.

nǐ méi yǒu qǐ mǎ de cháng shí

你没有起码的常识。

You don't have elementary common sense.

wǒ yào mǎi yī xiē qǐ mǎ de shēng huó bì xū pǐn

我要买一些起码的生活必需品。

I will buy some bare necessities of life.

zhè xiàng gōng chéng qǐ mǎ yào dào wǔ yuè fèn cái néng wán chéng

这项工程起码要到五月份才能完成。

This project can't be completed until May at the earliest.

cān jiā cè shì de qǐ mǎ yǒu rén

参加测试的起码有5000人。

At least 5,000 people took the test.

zhè tàng chū xíng qǐ mǎ yào shí tiān

这趟出行起码要十天。

The trip will take ten days at least.