残留 (cán liú) — to remain; to be left over (of substances, traces, or feelings); to linger; to persist (of emotions or effects)
Definition
Used for substances, traces, or feelings that stay behind after the rest is gone. Unlike 剩余 (a surplus of countable goods), 残留 emphasizes unwanted residue or lingering effects.
verb
to remainto be left over (of substances, traces, or feelings)to lingerto persist (of emotions or effects)
Examples
- 残留。Zhè zhǒng huà xué wù zhì huì zài tǔ rǎng zhōng cháng qī cán liú.This chemical substance will remain in the soil for a long time.
- 残留。Nà cì shī bài de yīn yǐng yì zhí cán liú zài tā xīn zhōng.The shadow of that failure has lingered in his heart.
- 残留。Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū rú hé qīng chú shuǐ zhōng cán liú de wū rǎn wù.Scientists are researching how to remove the residual pollutants in water.
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