Chinese word

剩

Pronunciation

Pinyinshèng

Meaning

  • verbbe left over

Example

吃完饭后，桌上还剩了一些菜。chī wán fàn hòu zhuō shàng hái shèng le yì xiē cài

After the meal, some dishes were still left over on the table.

Illustration for 剩 (be left over)

More examples

考试快结束时，教室里只剩下一张试卷。kǎo shì kuài jié shù shí jiào shì lǐ zhǐ shèng xià yì zhāng shì juàn

As the exam was about to end, only one test paper remained in the classroom.

Core concept

What remains when use stops before the supply is finished.

Common phrases

  • 还剩hái shèng

    still be left

  • 剩下shèng xià

    remain

  • 剩了一些shèng le yì xiē

    have some left

Similar words

剩下shèng xià: Be left over as a remaining amount or part, especially in everyday speech.
留下liú xià: Intentionally leave a person or thing behind in a particular place.
留liú: Keep a person or thing in place instead of taking it away.
剩余shèng yú: Remain as an unused surplus in formal or written language.

Definition in Chinese

指物品或数量没有被完全用掉而保留在原处的部分；常用于表示剩余量。zhǐ wù pǐn huò shù liàng méi yǒu bèi wán quán yòng diào ér bǎo liú zài yuán chù de bù fèn cháng yòng yú biǎo shì shèng yú liàng

Word origin

剩 (shèng, "be left over") combines the meaning-related component 刂 (dāo, "knife") with 乘 (shèng, "chariot"), which serves as the phonetic component.

Usage tips

  • For everyday learners, 剩 (shèng, "be left over") is useful beyond meals because it also describes money, time, space, or other amounts that remain unused.

Other meanings

  • leftoversnoun

Opposites

  • 吃光chī guāngeat upverb
  • 用完yòng wánuse upverb

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