剩shèngto remain
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.
to remainverb
- 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?
How is 剩 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我们的钱还剩多少?
Wǒmen de qián hái shèng duōshao?
How much of our money is left?
- Speaker B:
只剩两百块了。
Zhǐ shèng liǎngbǎi kuài le.
Only two hundred kuai left.
- 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.
- 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.