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Meaning of 剩

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剩HSK 4
Pinyin: shèng
English Definition: to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
Chinese Definition:
①多余,余留下来的:剩余。剩菜。剩货。剩勇(余勇,如“宜将剩剩追穷寇”)。剩水残山。所剩无几。就剩他一个人。
Antonyms: 缺
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 刀
Pictophonetic:乘 indicates the sound; 刂 (knife) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 乘 [ chéng ] ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply
    • 刂 [ dāo ] knife
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Example Words
剩下HSK 4 shèng xià to remain; left over
剩余 shèng yú remainder; surplus
过剩HSK 4 guò shèng surplus; excess
所剩无几HSK 5 suǒ shèng wú jǐ there is not much left
余剩 yú shèng surplus; remainder
More:剩* | *剩 | *剩*
Example Sentences
1
我们剩下的时间不多了
。
We don't have much time left.
2
我们吃饭的时候剩下了一些菜
。
We have some leftover dishes when we eat.
3
时间不多了
,
我们只剩下几分钟了
。
We only have a few minutes left, time is running out.
4
剩下的机票都是贵的
,
所以我没买
。
The remaining plane tickets were all expensive, so I didn't buy any.
5
饭桌上剩下的菜我都打包带回家了
。
I packed up all the leftover food on the table.