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剩 (shèng) — how to say "to remain" in Chinese
剩
To remain, leftover
verb
Radicals / Keys
刀
Knife
#18 · dāo · 2 strokes
Collocations
剩饭
shèng fàn
leftover food
剩下
shèngxià
remain
剩菜
shèng cài
leftover dishes
Examples
晚饭做得太多了，剩下了不少菜，他决定把它们放进冰箱，明天中午热一热再吃。
Too much dinner was made, quite a few dishes were left over, he decided to put them in the refrigerator and heat them up for lunch tomorrow.
还剩一些钱。
There's still some money left.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to remain" in Chinese?
"to remain" in Chinese is 剩 (shèng).
Sheng in Chinese meaning
剩 (shèng) means "To remain, leftover".
How is 剩 pronounced?
It is pronounced shèng (written as sheng). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Sheng in Chinese character
It is written 剩 and has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 剩?
剩 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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