HSK 6 Pronouns & determiners
其余
The rest / the others (其余)
Structure Mentioned part,其余(的)+ remainder = "… and the rest / the others"
其余 (qíyú) means "the rest / the others": what remains of a set once the already-mentioned part is taken out. 一半留下,其余的都走了 = "half stayed, the rest all left". It belongs to the written, formal register, typical of expository prose and reports. The contrast with 其中 is sharp: 其中 points to ONE part of the set, whereas 其余 names what is LEFT OVER after that part is set aside. It often takes 的 when used as a noun (其余的), though it can stand directly before a noun.
Examples
- 一半留下,其余的都走了。
Half stayed; the rest all left.
- 前三名获奖,其余选手仅获参与证书。
The top three win prizes; the remaining contestants get only a certificate of participation.
- 除核心条款外,其余内容仍在协商之中。
Apart from the core clauses, the rest of the content is still under negotiation.
Levels are indicative: they follow the standard Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning) progression, not an official HSK 3.0 mapping. We never assign levels by eye.