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剩余 (shèng yú) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

剩余 (shèng yú) is a Chinese word: to remain, to be left over. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 剩余

动 dòng verb

to remain, to be left over

时间不多了，只剩余十分钟。

shí jiān bù duō le zhǐ shèng yú shí fēn zhōng

There's not much time left, only ten minutes remain.

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Word breakdown

剩 shèng — remaining, left over

Words with this character (1)
  • 1 过剩 guò shèng — to be excessive HSK 7
    • 过 to exceed, to surpass
    • 剩 remaining, surplus
    Example

    市场上的商品过剩，导致价格下降。

    shì chǎng shàng de shāng pǐn guò shèng dǎo zhì jià gé xià jiàng

    The goods in the market are excessive, leading to a price decline.

余 yú — surplus, extra

Words with this character (5)
  • 1 业余 yè yú — amateur HSK 5
    • 业 occupation, profession
    • 余 spare, remaining
    Example

    他是业余摄影师。

    tā shì yè yú shè yǐng shī

    He is an amateur photographer.

  • 2 其余 qí yú — the rest HSK 5
    • 其 that/those (demonstrative function)
    • 余 remaining, leftover
    Example

    三个人去了北京，其余的人留在家里。

    sān gè rén qù le Běi jīng qí yú de rén liú zài jiā lǐ

    Three people went to Beijing, the rest stayed at home.

  • 3 余额 yú é — balance HSK 6
    • 余 remaining, surplus
    • 额 amount, sum
    Example

    请查看您的账户余额。

    qǐng chá kàn nín de zhàng hù yú é

    Please check your account balance.

  • 4 多余 duō yú — superfluous HSK 6
    • 多 excessive, more than needed
    • 余 surplus, remaining, extra
    Example

    你的担心是多余的。

    nǐ de dān xīn shì duō yú de

    Your worry is unnecessary.

  • 5 余地 yú dì — room, leeway HSK 7
    • 余 remaining, surplus, extra
    • 地 ground, space, place
    Example

    这件事没有商量的余地。

    zhè jiàn shì méi yǒu shāng liang de yú dì

    This matter has no room for negotiation.

Structure & writing
1 剩 shèng — to remain, to be left over

剩 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 乘 chéng — to ride; to travel by (vehicle or animal)
乘 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 4
剩 shèng to remain, to be left over
1.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
HSK 1
到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study
HSK 2
别 bié to part; to separate
HSK 3
刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.
HSK 4
划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')
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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank
HSK 5
创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)
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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime
HSK 6
刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
HSK 7
刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms
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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥 荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

Stroke order

2 余 yú — to remain, to be left over
余 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 3
除 chú to remove; to get rid of
HSK 5
斜 xié oblique; neither parallel nor perpendicular to a surface or line 途 tú road; path
HSK 6
叙 xù to narrate, to chat
HSK 7
徐 xú (lit.) slowly; gently 涂 tú to apply (paint, ointment, etc.) by spreading or brushing onto a surface

余 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order