Usage note
剩表示还留下一点。
shèng biǎo shì hái liú xià yì diǎn。
Remain means there is still some left.
Context note
剩常用于数量、时间和食物。
shèng cháng yòng yú shù liàng 、 shí jiān hé shí wù。
Remain often appears with quantity, time, and food.
5 examples
还剩一点。
hái shèng yì diǎn。
There is still a little left.
饭剩下很多。
fàn shèng xià hěn duō。
A lot of food is left over.
时间只剩五分钟。
shí jiān zhī shèng wǔ fēn zhōng。
Only five minutes are left.
他把剩下的书拿走了。
tā bǎ shèng xià de shū ná zǒu le。
He took away the remaining books.
桌上还剩一个苹果。
zhuō shàng hái shèng yí gè píng guǒ。
There is one apple left on the table.
5 mini stories
电影开始前，只剩几分钟了。
diàn yǐng kāi shǐ qián， zhī shèng jǐ fēn zhōng le。
Before the movie starts, only a few minutes are left.
饭桌上还剩很多菜。
fàn zhuō shàng hái shèng hěn duō cài。
There was still a lot of food left on the table.
我把剩下的钱放进口袋。
wǒ bǎ shèng xià de qián fàng jìn kǒu dài。
I put the remaining money in my pocket.
考试结束后，只剩收卷时间。
kǎo shì jié shù hòu， zhī shèng shōu juàn shí jiān。
After the exam ends, only the paper collection time remains.
剩下的工作明天再做。
shèng xià de gōng zuò míng tiān zài zuò。
The remaining work will be done tomorrow.
Mini dialogue
吃不完的饭
A
你碗里还剩很多饭。
Nǐ wǎn lǐ hái shèng hěn duō fàn.
There is still a lot of rice left in your bowl.
B
我吃饱了，实在吃不下了。
Wǒ chī bǎo le, shízài chī bù xià le.
I'm full, I really can't eat any more.
剩下的时间
A
还剩多少时间写作业？
Hái shèng duōshǎo shíjiān xiě zuòyè?
How much time is left to do homework?
B
只剩十分钟了，要快一点。
Zhǐ shèng shí fēnzhōng le, yào kuài yīdiǎn.
Only ten minutes remain, we need to hurry.
Related words and contrasts
similar
多余
duō yú
extra; surplus
Describes something more than needed, similar to what is left over.
related
留下
liú xià
to leave behind
The action that causes something to remain.
opposite
用完
yòng wán
to use up
When nothing remains because it is all used.