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剩菜 (shèng cài): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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剩菜 (shèng cài): Leftovers (food) (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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剩菜 consists of 2 characters.

剩 • shèng • spare • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

shèng剩

spare

菜 • cài • vegetable • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

cài菜

vegetable

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Pinyinshèng cài

Meaningleftovers (food)

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Example Sentences with 剩菜

Wǒ我

bǎ把

shèng剩

cài菜

fàng放

jìn进

bīng冰

xiāng箱

。

I put the leftovers in the fridge.

Zhè这

xiē些

shèng剩

cài菜

míng明

tiān天

rè热

yī一

xià下

hái

还

néng能

chī吃

。

These leftovers can be reheated and eaten tomorrow.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 剩菜.

Words with 剩

剩余shèng yúremainder
过剩guò shèngSurplus
剩下shèng xiàto remain; to be left over
剩饭shèng fànleftover rice; leftovers
所剩无几suǒ shèng wú jǐvery little remains

Words with 菜

菜单cài dānmenu
蔬菜shū càivegetables
菜肴cài yáoConjecture
小菜一碟xiǎo cài yī diéa piece of cake
主菜

zhǔ cài

main course; main dish

做菜zuò càito cook (dishes)

咸菜xián càipickled vegetables

小菜xiǎo càiside dish; small dish; easy task