HSK 4 HSK C2/W2/V2
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/ liú /
Strokes

Definition

to leave (a message etc)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve

Example

As a Verb

remain; stay

1
xiǎng
一起
liúxiàlái
留下来
ma
  
?

Do you wish to remain with me?

2
独自
liú
zài
jiā
家里

stay at home alone

3
Liúxiàlái
留下来
zhàokàn
照看
bìngrén
病人

stay to take care of the patients

As a Verb

ask/invite sb to stay; keep sb from leaving

4
zěnme
怎么
liú
liúzhù
留不住
  

However hard I tried, I just couldn't talk him into staying.

5
yàng
那样
de
huà
  
,
jiù
liú
le
  

In that case, I won't keep you any longer.

6
Liú
rén
客人
chīfàn
吃饭

ask the guests to stay for dinner

As a Verb

keep; reserve; save

7
Zhèxiē
这些
zuòwèi
座位
shì
liúgěi
留给
lǎorén
老人
cánrén
残疾人
de
  

These seats are reserved for the aged and the disabled.

8
néng
zhāng
piào
gěi
liúxià
留下
ma
  
?

Could you keep that ticket for me?

9
liàng
jiùchē
旧车
hái
zhíde
值得
liú
zhāo
ma
  
?

Does that old car still earn its keep?

10
Liú
chū
xiē
一些
qián
bèiyòng
备用

have some money in reserve

11
Liú
chū
bàn
xiǎoshí
小时
duànliàn
锻炼
shēn
身体

set aside half an hour for physical exercise

12
Liú
wèizi
位子

save a seat (for sb)

13
Liú
gǎo
底稿

keep the draft/manuscript

As a Verb

leave behind

14
de
yǎnjiǎng
演讲
gěi
tīngzhòng
听众
liúxià
留下
le
shēn
深刻
de
yìnxiàng
印象
  

His speech made a strong impression on the audience.

15
wǎn
liú
dào
míngtiān
明天
zǎoshang
早上
zài
  

Leave the washing-up till next morning.

16
háizi
孩子
liú
zàijiā
在家

leave the children at home

17
cáichǎn
财产
liúgěi
留给
háizi
孩子

leave one's property to one's children

18
Liú
zhāng
biàntiáo
便条

leave a note (for sb)

19
Liúxià
留下
huài
yìnxiàng
印象

give/leave a bad impression on; leave a bad taste in sb's mouth

20
Liúxià
留下
大笔
chǎn
遗产

bequeath a legacy

As a Verb

accept; take

21
gěi
sòng
le
běn
shū
  
,
zhī
liú
le
běn
  

He only accepted one of the four books I sent to him.

As a Verb

pay attention to; concentrate on

As a Verb

study abroad/overseas

As a Verb

(of hair) grow; let grow; wear