How to say “be left over” in Chinese
be left over; surplus
“Be left over” in Chinese is 剩余, shèng yú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
剩余 is read shèng yú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 刂 “knife”; on the left, 乘 chéng hints at the sound.
This same character appears in 途, 斜 and 除.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “剩余”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be left over” in Chinese?
“Be left over” in Chinese is 剩余, pinyin shèngyú.
What does 剩余 mean?
剩余 (shèngyú) means “be left over; surplus”.
How do you write 剩余?
剩余 is 2 characters: 剩 (shèng) — be left over; remainder; 余 (yú) — remainder; surplus. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 剩余?
剩余 is read shèngyú. Tones: shèng — fourth tone, yú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be left over” in the lesson “A bunch and a grain”
This word is from the topic “Amounts and degrees” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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