Chinese word

其余

Pronunciation

Pinyinqí yú

Meaning

  • pronounthe rest

Example

你先吃，其余我来收拾。nǐ xiān chī qí yú wǒ lái shōu shí

You eat first, and I'll clean up the rest.

Illustration for 其余 (the rest)

More examples

这件事解决了，其余的问题明天再说。zhè jiàn shì jiě jué le qí yú de wèn tí míng tiān zài shuō

This matter is resolved, and we'll discuss the remaining issues tomorrow.

Core concept

A whole is mentioned, and attention shifts to everything outside the named part.

Common phrases

  • 其余的事情qí yú de shì qíng

    the remaining matters

  • 把其余分给大家bǎ qí yú fēn gěi dà jiā

    distribute the rest among everyone

Similar words

其他qí tā: Other people or things considered together as a group.
别的bié de: A casual reference to another person or thing of the same general kind.
剩下的shèng xià de: All people or things that remain after some have been used, removed, or handled.

Definition in Chinese

表示除已提及部分以外的其他事物或人，常用作代词。biǎo shì chú yǐ tí jí bù fèn yǐ wài de qí tā shì wù huò rén cháng yòng zuò dài cí

Word origin

其余 (qíyú, "the rest") combines 其 (qí, "that") + 余 (yú, "remainder"), pointing to the remainder after the named part.

Usage tips

  • In casual conversation, 其他 (qítā, "other") and 剩下的 (shèngxià de, "what remains") often sound more natural than this more written-sounding word.

Other meanings

  • otherspronoun

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