剩下

• Pinyin: shèng xia
• Hanzi breakdown: 剩 = 乘 + 刂(knife); 下 = directional complement

Meaning

To be left; to remain; remaining; leftover.

A verb-complement compound meaning 'left over' or 'remaining.' More commonly used than bare 剩 in everyday speech. Can refer to physical leftovers, remaining time, or surviving members. Often functions as an attributive (剩下的).

Examples

1. 剩下的工作明天再做吧，今天太累了。 Let's do the remaining work tomorrow — I'm too tired today.
2. 派对结束后，剩下的食物都打包带走了。 After the party ended, all the leftover food was packed up and taken away.
3. 考试只剩下最后一道题了，加油！ There's only one question left on the exam — keep it up!

Usage Guide

Context: everyday, food, work

Tone: casual

Do Say

• 剩下的都给你吧。(You can have the rest.)
• 还剩下多少？(How much is left?)

Don't Say

• 剩下的了 — grammatically awkward; use 剩下了 or 剩下的

Origin & History

Compound of 剩 (remain) + 下 (down/remain), where 下 acts as a resultative complement indicating the state of remaining.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal