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Be left over in Chinese

to be left over · HSK 4

剩 shèng

冰箱里只剩两个鸡蛋了。 There are only two eggs left in the fridge.

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How do you say be left over in Chinese?

Be left over in Chinese is 剩 (shèng).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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