Chinese Word: 剩 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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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1		wǒ men 我们 shèng xià 剩下 de 的 shí jiān 时间 bù 不 duō 多 le 了。 We don't have much time left.
2		wǒ men 我们 chī fàn 吃饭 de 的 shí hou 时候 shèng xià 剩下 le 了 yì xiē 一些 cài 菜。 We have some leftover dishes when we eat.
3		shí jiān 时间 bù 不 duō 多 le 了， wǒ men 我们 zhǐ 只 shèng xià 剩下 jǐ 几 fēn zhōng 分钟 le 了。 We only have a few minutes left, time is running out.
4		shèng xià 剩下 de 的 jī piào 机票 dōu 都 shì 是 guì 贵 de 的， suǒ yǐ 所以 wǒ 我 méi 没 mǎi 买。 The remaining plane tickets were all expensive, so I didn't buy any.
5		fàn zhuō 饭桌 shàng 上 shèng xià 剩下 de 的 cài 菜 wǒ 我 dōu 都 dǎ bāo dài 打包带 huí jiā 回家 le 了。 I packed up all the leftover food on the table.

1		wǒ men 我们 shèng xià 剩下 de 的 shí jiān 时间 bù 不 duō 多 le 了。 We don't have much time left.
2		wǒ men 我们 chī fàn 吃饭 de 的 shí hou 时候 shèng xià 剩下 le 了 yì xiē 一些 cài 菜。 We have some leftover dishes when we eat.
3		shí jiān 时间 bù 不 duō 多 le 了， wǒ men 我们 zhǐ 只 shèng xià 剩下 jǐ 几 fēn zhōng 分钟 le 了。 We only have a few minutes left, time is running out.
4		shèng xià 剩下 de 的 jī piào 机票 dōu 都 shì 是 guì 贵 de 的， suǒ yǐ 所以 wǒ 我 méi 没 mǎi 买。 The remaining plane tickets were all expensive, so I didn't buy any.
5		fàn zhuō 饭桌 shàng 上 shèng xià 剩下 de 的 cài 菜 wǒ 我 dōu 都 dǎ bāo dài 打包带 huí jiā 回家 le 了。 I packed up all the leftover food on the table.