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所剩无几

所剩無幾
suǒshèngwújǐ
idiom #20,411

Meanings

  1. 1 very little is left
  2. 2 almost all gone
  3. 3 only a handful remaining

Examples

食物所剩无几，大家得节省着吃。
Shíwù suǒshèngwújǐ, dàjiā děi jiéshěngzhe chī.
The food is almost gone — everyone needs to eat sparingly.
经过多年的战争，城市里的居民所剩无几。
Jīngguò duō nián de zhànzhēng, chéngshì lǐ de jūmín suǒshèngwújǐ.
After years of war, very few residents remained in the city.

Tips

memory
Break it down: 所剩 = 'what remains'; 无 = 'none / no'; 几 = 'few'. Literally: 'what remains is not even few' — i.e., essentially nothing is left.

Stroke Order

所 suǒ
剩 shèng
无 wú
几 jǐ