Chinese word

剩余

Pronunciation

Pinyinshèng yú

Meaning

  • adjectiveremaining

Example

冰箱里还有剩余的食物。bīng xiāng lǐ hái yǒu shèng yú de shí wù

There is still food remaining in the refrigerator.

Illustration for 剩余 (remaining)

More examples

项目完成后还有剩余资金可以用于下一阶段。xiàng mù wán chéng hòu hái yǒu shèng yú zī jīn ké yǐ yòng yú xià yì jiē duàn

After the project is finished, there will still be funds left to use in the next stage.

Core concept

What remains after part of something has been used, taken, or consumed.

Common phrases

  • 剩余的食物shèng yú de shí wù

    leftover food

  • 剩余时间shèng yú shí jiān

    time left

  • 剩余资源shèng yú zī yuán

    surplus resources

Similar words

多余duō yú: Unnecessary because it exceeds the amount required.
过剩guò shèng: Describing a condition where available supply is greater than demand.
残余cán yú: Describing the part or amount left after removal or use.
盈余yíng yú: Describing excess income or another surplus recorded in accounts or statistics.

Definition in Chinese

未被使用或消耗的那部分，常用作形容词修饰名词，也可作名词表示剩下的数量。wèi bèi shǐ yòng huò xiāo hào de nà bù fèn cháng yòng zuò xíng róng cí xiū shì míng cí yě kě zuò míng cí biǎo shì shèng xià de shù liàng

Word origin

剩 (shèng, "remain") + 余 (yú, "extra") joins the state of remaining with the idea of an amount beyond the main share.

Usage tips

  • The question pattern 剩余多少 (shèngyú duōshǎo, "how much remains") is common in notices and inventory checks, while casual speech often uses a shorter verb.

Other meanings

  • remaindernoun
  • be left oververb
  • surplusnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 剩余价值shèng yú jià zhísurplus valuenoun
  • 剩余量shèng yú liàngresidual amountnoun

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