不至于

bù zhì yú · bu zhi yu

Traditional 不至於

Meaning

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  1. unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as

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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