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剩下

shèng xià · sheng xia

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Meaning

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  1. to remain; to be left over
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What's left

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)工作(gōngzuò)只(zhǐ)剩下(shèngxià)一件事(yījiànshì)。

    Only one thing is left of today's work.

  2. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，剩下(shèngxià)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Great, what is left?

  3. Liangliang

    剩下(shèngxià)的(de)是(shì)搬(bān)那(nà)十箱(shíxiāng)书(shū)。

    What's left is moving those ten boxes of books.

  4. Dengdeng

    只(zhǐ)剩下(shèngxià)我们(wǒmen)两个人(liǎnggèrén)搬(bān)吗(ma)？

    Only the two of us are left to move them?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，其他人(qítārén)都(dōu)走了(zǒule)。

    Yes, everyone else has gone.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)剩下(shèngxià)的(de)力气(lìqi)都(dōu)给(gěi)你(nǐ)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)去(qù)喝水(hēshuǐ)。

    Then you can have my remaining strength. I'll go drink water first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

教(jiào)室(shì)里(lǐ)没(méi)剩(shèng)下(xià)几(jǐ)个(ge)学(xué)生(sheng)了(le)。

There were few students remaining in the classroom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gonnastop · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)国(guó)家(jiā)只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)下(xià)少(shǎo)量(liàng)的(de)长(cháng)颈(jǐng)鹿(lù)。

Only small populations of giraffes remain in this country.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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