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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing what remains with 剩下 (shèngxià)

    Numbers & Quantity
    Result & Consequence

    Structure

    剩下 + Number / 剩下 + 的 + Noun

    Explanation

    剩下 means "to remain" or "what is left over," indicating the portion that has not been used or accounted for. It combines 剩 (to be left) with the directional complement 下. Use it when describing quantities or items that remain after subtraction or removal.

    Examples

    • 十个苹果吃了三个，还剩下七个。

      Shí ge píngguǒ chī le sān ge, hái shèng xià qī ge.

      Out of ten apples, three were eaten, and seven are left.

    • 大家都走了，只剩下他一个人。

      Dàjiā dōu zǒu le, zhǐ shèng xià tā yī ge rén.

      Everyone else left, and only he remained.

    • 这个月的工资剩下不到五百块了。

      Zhège yuè de gōngzī shèng xià bú dào wǔ bǎi kuài le.

      There is less than five hundred yuan left of this month's salary.

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