surplus from saving; leftover money/goods
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to have left over from economizing; to save and have a surplus
Describes the result of frugality, where money or resources are leftover after planned expenditure.
Tōng通
guò过
jīng精
dǎ打
xì细
suàn算
，
tā他
jiā家
měi每
yuè月
néng能
jié节
yú余
yī一
liǎng两
qiān千
yuán元
。
By careful budgeting, his family can save a surplus of one to two thousand yuan each month.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
yù预
suàn算
yán严
gé格
，
hěn很
nán难
jié节
yú余
chū出
é额
wài外
de的
zī资
jīn金
。
This project has a strict budget, making it difficult to save a surplus of extra funds.
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Tā她
shàn善
yú于
lǐ理
cái财
，
zǒng总
néng能
cóng从
shēng生
huó活
fèi费
lǐ里
jié节
yú余
yī一
xiē些
qián钱
。
She is good at managing finances and always manages to save a surplus from her living expenses.
noun
money or goods left over from saving; surplus; savings
Refers to the tangible leftover money or material goods resulting from frugality.
Tā他
bǎ把
gōng工
zuò作
yī一
nián年
de的
quán全
bù部
jié节
yú余
dōu都
cún存
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
He saved all the surplus money from a year of work.
Zhè这
xiē些
liáng粮
shi食
shì是
qù去
nián年
de的
jié节
yú余
。
These grains are the surplus from last year.
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Gōng公
sī司
jiāng将
bù部
fèn分
lì利
rùn润
jié节
yú余
yòng用
yú于
yuán员
gōng工
fú福
lì利
。
The company used part of the profit surplus for employee benefits.