残余
cán yú
Pinyin

Definition

残余
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cán yú
  1. remnant
  2. relic
  3. residue
  4. vestige
  5. surplus
  6. to remain
  7. to leave surplus

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

其余
qí yú
  1. 1 the rest
  2. 2 the others
  3. 3 remaining
  4. 4 remainder
  5. 5 apart from them
剩余
shèng yú
  1. 1 remainder
  2. 2 surplus
多余
duō yú
  1. 1 superfluous
  2. 2 unnecessary
  3. 3 surplus
摧残
cuī cán
  1. 1 to ravage
  2. 2 to ruin
残
cán
  1. 1 to destroy
  2. 2 to spoil
  3. 3 to ruin
  4. 4 to injure
  5. 5 cruel
  6. 6 oppressive
  7. 7 savage
  8. 8 brutal
  9. 9 incomplete
  10. 10 disabled
  11. 11 to remain
  12. 12 to survive
  13. 13 remnant
  14. 14 surplus
残忍
cán rěn
  1. 1 cruel
  2. 2 mean
  3. 3 merciless
  4. 4 ruthless
残酷
cán kù
  1. 1 cruel
  2. 2 cruelty
余
yú
  1. 1 extra
  2. 2 surplus
  3. 3 remaining
  4. 4 remainder after division
  5. 5 (following numerical value) or more
  6. 6 in excess of (some number)
  7. 7 residue (math.)
  8. 8 after
  9. 9 I
  10. 10 me
一览无余
yī lǎn wú yú
  1. 1 to cover all at one glance (idiom)
  2. 2 a panoramic view
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
伤残
shāng cán
  1. 1 disabled
  2. 2 maimed
  3. 3 crippled
  4. 4 (of objects) damaged
凶残
xiōng cán
  1. 1 savage
  2. 2 cruel
  3. 3 fierce
凶残
xiōng cán
  1. 1 savage
年年有余
nián nián yǒu yú
  1. 1 lit. (may you) have abundance year after year
  2. 2 (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
心有余悸
xīn yǒu yú jì
  1. 1 to have lingering fears
  2. 2 trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
心有余而力不足
xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú
  1. 1 the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
新余
Xīn yú
  1. 1 Xinyu prefecture level city in Jiangxi
有余
yǒu yú
  1. 1 to have an abundance
业余
yè yú
  1. 1 in one's spare time
  2. 2 outside working hours
  3. 3 amateur (historian etc)
残卷
cán juàn
  1. 1 surviving section of a classic work
  2. 2 remaining chapters (while reading a book)

Idioms (20)

一览无余
yī lǎn wú yú
  1. 1 to cover all at one glance (idiom)
  2. 2 a panoramic view
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
劫后余生
jié hòu yú shēng
  1. 1 after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life
心有余悸
xīn yǒu yú jì
  1. 1 to have lingering fears
  2. 2 trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
心有余而力不足
xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú
  1. 1 the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
心有余，力不足
xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú
  1. 1 The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).
  2. 2 I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.
  3. 3 The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
恢恢有余
huī huī yǒu yú
  1. 1 lit. to have an abundance of space
  2. 2 room to maneuver (idiom)
成事不足，败事有余
chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú
  1. 1 unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to do anything right
  3. 3 never make, but always mar
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì
  1. 1 to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā
  1. 1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
死有余辜
sǐ yǒu yú gū
  1. 1 death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead
残兵败将
cán bīng bài jiàng
  1. 1 ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì
  1. 1 crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
残年短景
cán nián duǎn jǐng
  1. 1 at the end of the year (idiom)
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
  1. 1 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
残花败柳
cán huā bài liǔ
  1. 1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
残茶剩饭
cán chá shèng fàn
  1. 1 spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal
  2. 2 crumbs from the feast
残酷无情
cán kù wú qíng
  1. 1 cruel and unfeeling (idiom)
积恶余殃
jī è yú yāng
  1. 1 Accumulated evil will be repaid in suffering (idiom).

Sample Sentences

死者桌上的咖啡里，有残余白色粉末，可能是被下药，还在等化验报告出炉。
sǐzhě zhuō shàng de kāfēi lǐ ，yǒu cányú báisè fěnmò ，kěnéng shì bèi xiàyào ，háizài děng huàyàn bàogào chūlú 。
The coffee on the table of the deceased had traces of white powder in it, which may mean he was drugged, but we're still awaiting the test results.
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