余 (yú) — (verb) to have leftover; to remain; (verb, math) to have a remainder of; (numeral) more than; over (after a number)
Definition
余 (yú) is a formal verb/math term for 'to have left over / to leave a remainder.' 比 剩余 more literary; 其余 is used as a pronoun ('the rest').
verb
to have leftoverto remain(verb, math) to have a remainder of
numeral
more thanover (after a number)
Examples
- 。Zhè ge yuè wǒ yú xià le yì xiē qián.I have some money left over this month.
- 余。Zhè ge chéng shì yǒu shí wàn yú rén.This city has over one hundred thousand people.
- 余。Qī chú yǐ èr yú yī.Seven divided by two leaves a remainder of one.
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