Definition
剩 (shèng) means 'to be left over' — used for what remains after use, consumption, or subtraction. It's the everyday verb for leftover food, time, or money. 剩余 (shèngyú) is its formal noun/verb counterpart used in statistics or writing; 留 (liú) focuses on intentionally keeping or staying, not on what's left after use.
verb
to be leftto remain
Easily confused
- 乘chénglook-aliketo ride (a vehicle), to mount
- 生shēngsound-aliketo give birth to
- 生shēngsound-aliketo give birth; to be born
- 声shēngsound-alike(noun) sound, voice, noise
- 省shěngsound-alike(noun) province
- 省shěngsound-aliketo save, to economize
- 胜shèngsound-aliketo win; to defeat
- 升shēngsound-aliketo rise, to go up; to increase (temperature, prices, etc.)
- 升shēngsound-alike(classifier) liter (unit of volume)
Examples
- 剩。Wǒ shèng de shíjiān bù duō le.I don't have much time left.
- 剩。Jīntiān zhǐ shèng yí gè píngguǒ le.There's only one apple left today.
- 剩。Chī wán fàn hòu shèng le yìxiē cài.After finishing the meal, some dishes were left over.
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