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剩 (shèng): to be left over, to remain

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HSK 4verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to be left over, to remain
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 12
Radical: 刂
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to remain
to be left
to have as remainder
to remain
to be left
to be left over
remainder
surplus
variant of 剩[sheng4]

Chinese explanation

表示东西或数量用掉一部分后还留在那里，没有被用完或带走
也指多余下来的部分，比如吃不完的饭菜叫剩饭剩菜。

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Example sentences

Only one apple is left.

A lot of rice is left over; we can eat it tomorrow.

He deposited the remaining money into the bank.

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