She eats only the bare minimum to stay alive. 她吃得极少，仅够活下去而已。
I can't even save the bare minimum for my pension.
When it comes to housework, I do the bare minimum really.
We've had to cut our workforce back to the bare minimum.
Only a couple of reporters travel with the president now, whereas a dozen would have been a bare minimum a few years ago.
See also: bare adjective (BASIC)