剩菜 (shèng cài) — leftovers (of food)

Definition

Examples

• 今晚的剩菜太多了，放冰箱明天再吃。
  Jīn wǎn de shèng cài tài duō le, fàng bīng xiāng míng tiān zài chī.
  There are too many leftovers tonight; put them in the fridge and eat them tomorrow.
• 他把剩菜热了热，当午餐吃了。
  Tā bǎ shèng cài rè le rè, dāng wǔ cān chī le.
  He reheated the leftovers and ate them for lunch.
• 每次聚餐后都会剩下不少剩菜。
  Měi cì jù cān hòu dōu huì shèng xià bù shǎo shèng cài.
  After every gathering, quite a bit of leftovers remain.