How common it is
其余 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say qí yú slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“其余”意思是剩下的部分或事物，常用来指除了前面提到的之外的所有东西。
"Qíyú" yìsi shì shèngxià de bùfen huò shìwù, cháng yòng lái zhǐ chúle qiánmiàn tídào de zhīwài de suǒyǒu dōngxi.
"The rest" means the remaining part or things, often used to refer to everything except what was mentioned before.
Context note
比如分糖果时，先给朋友几颗，其余的自己留着。这个词很常用，表示除了指定部分外的全部。
Bǐrú fēn tángguǒ shí, xiān gěi péngyou jǐ kē, qíyú de zìjǐ liúzhe. Zhège cí hěn chángyòng, biǎoshì chúle zhǐdìng bùfen wài de quánbù.
For example, when sharing candy, give a few to a friend first, and keep the rest for yourself. This word is common, meaning all except the specified part.
5 examples
我吃了两个苹果，其余的都留给弟弟。
wǒ chī le liǎng gè píng guǒ， qí yú de dōu liú gěi dì di。
I ate two apples, and left the rest for my little brother.
今天只有小明没交作业，其余同学都交了。
jīn tiān zhǐ yǒu xiǎo míng méi jiāo zuò yè， qí yú tóng xué dōu jiāo le。
Today only Xiao Ming didn't hand in homework; the rest of the classmates all did.
这些书你拿走吧，其余的我留着。
zhè xiē shū nǐ ná zǒu ba， qí yú de wǒ liú zhe。
Take these books away; I'll keep the rest.
我们先完成这个任务，其余的事情明天再说。
wǒ men xiān wán chéng zhè ge rèn wu， qí yú de shì qíng míng tiān zài shuō。
Let's finish this task first; we'll talk about the rest tomorrow.
除了红色气球，其余的气球都是蓝色的。
chú le hóng sè qì qiú， qí yú de qì qiú dōu shì lán sè de。
Except for the red balloon, the rest of the balloons are blue.
5 mini stories
妈妈买了十块饼干。我吃了两块，其余的分给了朋友。
mā ma mǎi le shí kuài bǐng gān。 wǒ chī le liǎng kuài， qí yú de fēn gěi le péng yǒu。
Mom bought ten cookies. I ate two, and gave the rest to friends.
老师让同学们先读第一段。其余的部分回家再读。
lǎo shī ràng tóng xué men xiān dú dì yī duàn。 qí yú de bù fen huí jiā zài dú。
The teacher asked students to read the first paragraph first. Read the rest at home.
小丽画了一朵花，其余的地方涂成了绿色。
xiǎo lì huà le yì duǒ huā， qí yú de dì fāng tú chéng le lǜ sè。
Xiao Li drew a flower, and colored the rest of the area green.
爸爸修好了自行车，其余的工具都收起来了。
bà ba xiū hǎo le zì xíng chē， qí yú de gōng jù dōu shōu qǐ lái le。
Dad fixed the bike, and put away the rest of the tools.
我们班大部分同学喜欢数学，其余的同学喜欢语文。
wǒ men bān dà bù fen tóng xué xǐ huan shù xué， qí yú de tóng xué xǐ huan yǔ wén。
Most classmates in our class like math; the rest like Chinese.