剩下
shèng xià
Pinyin
Definition
剩下
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- to remain
- left over
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 down
- 2 downwards
- 3 below
- 4 lower
- 5 later
- 6 next (week etc)
- 7 second (of two parts)
- 8 to decline
- 9 to go down
- 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 1 to download
- 2 also pr. [xià zài]
- 1 land under heaven
- 2 the whole world
- 3 the whole of China
- 4 realm
- 5 rule
Idioms (20)
三下两下
- 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
- 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
- 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂,下有苏杭
- 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
- 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策,下有对策
- 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
- 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
- 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
- 3 sandwich generation
Sample Sentences
剩下的剩,女人的女,顾名思义,那就是被剩下的女人呗,听着多凄惨。感觉就是没人要了。
"Sheng" as in leftover, and "nü" as in women, so as the name implies, it's the women who are leftover, it sounds so horrible. It feels like it's saying nobody wants them.
有一个人吃了仙药后就飞上天了。结果剩下的仙药被鸡和狗吃了,所以它们就一起飞上天了。
There was a man who flew up to the sky after he took the elixir. In the end, the chicken and the dog ate the rest of the elixir, so they flew up to heaven together.
可是我真的吃饱了,剩下的你帮我吃吧!
But I'm really full, help me eat the rest!
我们寝室除了两个考研的,剩下我们几个就得面临找工作啦。
In our dormitory, besides the two who are taking the entrance exam for graduate school, there is a few of us left who are faced with finding work.
不用,你不用过来了,我们不吃了,剩下的菜我们不要了。
Forget it, you don't need to come over. We're not eating anymore, we don't want the rest of the dishes.
弟兄们,只剩下两个了。谁去埋一下C4,墙角这里我来守。
Guys, there's only two of them left. Someone go plant some C4. I'll guard the corner.
剩下的只是回忆。
Leaving only memories
夏天的一个早晨,小裁缝像往常一样在无聊地做衣服。桌子上放着他吃剩下的半片面包,面包上涂着美味的果酱。
One summer morning, a little tailor is, as usual, listlessly making clothes. On the table sits the half-eaten remains of a slice of bread; on the bread is spread some delicious jam.
老姜,我,我......家里只剩下我和小儿子了!
Lao Jiang, I...I...the only ones left from our family are my son and I!
还剩下五秒钟,好好想想,再给出最后的答案。
There's still 5 seconds left. Think it through and give us your final answer.