shèng

剩

HSK 5Character · Verb · NounTraditional賸

surplus; remain; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to remain; to be left over

Can describe leftover objects or people left after others have left or been used up.

Guō锅
lǐ里
hái还
shèng剩
zhe着
yī一
xiē些
cài饭
fàn菜
 。

There are still some meals left in the pot.

Zhè这
chǎng场
yǎn演
chū出
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
chǎng场
le了
 。

There is only one show left for this performance series.

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Tā他
bǎ把
shèng剩
xià下
lái来
de的
líng零
shí食
fēn分
gěi给
le了
lín邻
jū居
jiā家
de的
hái孩
zi子
 。

He gave the leftover snacks to the children from the neighboring family.

Chāo超
shì市
zhèng正
zài在
dǎ打
zhé折
chǔ处
lǐ理
shèng剩
huò货
 。

The supermarket is discounting leftover goods.

Quán全
bān班
tóng同
xué学
dōu都
qù去
chūn春
yóu游
le了
 ,
zhǐ只
shèng剩
tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
shēng生
bìng病
qǐng请
jià假
le了
 。

All the classmates went on a spring outing, only he was sick and asked for leave.

2.

noun

Sheng (surname)

Used as a family name, rarely seen in modern China.

Zhè这
wèi位
xiān先
sheng生
xìng姓
shèng剩
 ,
jiào叫
shèng剩
jiàn建
guó国
 。

This gentleman's surname is Sheng, his full name is Sheng Jianguo.