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剩下

leftover

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

sheng4xia5 • shèngxia

Alternative Pinyin

sheng4xia4 • shèngxià

Meaning

Primary

leftover

Alternatives

left over

Mnemonic

What is 剩下 leftover is whatever you have 下 below (before) you that is still there. But that is sort of obvious, so we say 下 below [5] silently.

Usage

我 吃 完 了， 只 剩下 一点点。

I finished eating, there is only a little leftover.

剩下 多少？

How much is left over?

食物 有 剩下。

There is some leftover food.