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剩shèngto remain

HSK 4word

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剩 (shèng) means "to be left" or "to remain," as in 只剩一个 (only one left). It often appears with 只 and 了 to say how much remains, for money, time, food, or people. For example, people say 还剩五分钟 when only a little time is left before class or a train leaves.

What does 剩 mean?

  1. 1.

    to remainverb

  2. 2.

    to be leftverb

What does the character 剩 mean?

  • 剩to remain

How do you use 剩?

Pattern: (只)剩 + amount + 了, e.g. 只剩三天了.

What are some examples of 剩 in a sentence?

  1. 冰箱里只剩一个鸡蛋了。

    Bīngxiāng li zhǐ shèng yí gè jīdàn le.

    There's only one egg left in the fridge.

  2. 离考试只剩三天了。

    Lí kǎoshì zhǐ shèng sān tiān le.

    There are only three days left before the exam.

  3. 钱包里还剩一百块。

    Qiánbāo li hái shèng yìbǎi kuài.

    There's still a hundred kuai left in the wallet.

How is 剩 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我们的钱还剩多少?

    Wǒmen de qián hái shèng duōshao?

    How much of our money is left?

  2. Speaker B:

    只剩两百块了。

    Zhǐ shèng liǎngbǎi kuài le.

    Only two hundred kuai left.

  3. Speaker A:

    那这个星期我们少出去吃饭吧。

    Nà zhège xīngqī wǒmen shǎo chūqù chīfàn ba.

    Then let's eat out less this week.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,我明天去超市买些菜,在家做饭。

    Hǎo, wǒ míngtiān qù chāoshì mǎi xiē cài, zài jiā zuòfàn.

    OK, I'll buy some groceries at the supermarket tomorrow and we'll cook at home.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.