HSK 4 HSK C2/W2/V2
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Strokes

Formula

1
留 + 在
2
留 + 名(处所)
3
留 + 在 / 给
4
留住
5
留下
6
留下来
7
留出
8
留出来
9
留起来

Collocation

1
留作业
2
留位子
3
留纪念
4
留长头发
5
留美(英 / 日)
6
多留几天
7
留在家里
8
留下看家
9
留下来照看病人
10
留客人吃饭
11
留了两张票
12
留下一封信
13
留出一些钱备用
14
把财产留给孩子
15
留下大笔遗产
16
留下一个好印象

Definition

留 is a Verb, which means [to leave (a message etc)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve].

 

Example

As a Verb.(remain; stay)
1
néng
zài
duō
liú
tiān
ma
  
?

Can you stay a few more days?

2
men
他们
dōu
chū
出去
wánr  
玩儿
le
  
,
liúxià
留下
rén
kānjiā
看家
  

They all went out to play, leaving me alone to watch the house.

3
néng
liúxiàlái
留下来
zhēn
gāoxìng
高兴
  

I'm so happy you can stay.

4
liúxiàlái
留下来
chī
le
wǎnfàn
晚饭
zài
zǒu
  

You stay for dinner before leaving.

5
毕业
hòu
以后
jiù
liú
zài
běijīng
北京
gōngzuò
工作
le
  

After graduating, he stayed in Beijing to work.

6
Zhè
jiàn
shì
shēnshēn
深深
de
liú
zài
le
de
记忆
  

This incident is deeply in my memory.

As a Verb.(keep; reserve; save.可带“了、着、过”,可带名词宾语。)
7
gěi
liú
le
liǎng
zhāng
diànyǐngpiào
电影票
  

I left you two movie tickets.

8
Zhèxiē
这些
qián
liú
zhāo
自己
yòng
  

You keep the money for yourself.

9
diànhuà
电话
hào
号码
gěi
liúxià
留下
  
,
yǒushì
有事
jiù
gěi
diànhuà
打电话
  

I'll leave you your phone number and call me if you have something.

10
měitiān
每天
liú
chū
bàn
ge
xiǎoshí
小时
duànliàn
锻炼
shēn
身体
  

He sets aside half an hour a day to exercise.

11
liú
chū
xiē
一些
qián
wéi
háizi
孩子
shàng
xué
大学
yòng
  

He set aside some money for his children to go to college.

12
Qǐng
rén
客人
dìng
预订
de
wèizi
位子
liú
chūlái
出来
  

Please reserve the reserved seat.

As a Verb(ask/invite sb to stay; keep sb from leaving)
13
rán
既然
jiā
家里
yǒushì
有事
  
,
jiù
liú
le
  

Since you have something at home, I won't keep you.

14
fēi
yào
zǒu
  
,
zěnme
怎么
liú
liúzhù
留不住
  

He had to leave, and I couldn't keep him.

15
Gōng
公司
lǎobǎn
老板
chū
gāoxīn
高薪
xiǎng
xiǎozhāng
小张
liúzhù
留住
  

The owner of the company offered a high salary to keep Xiao Zhang.

16
liú
de
zhù
zhège
这个
rén
  
,
què
liúzhù
留不住
de
xīn
  

You can keep him as a person, but you can't keep his heart.

As a Verb.(leave behind).
17
第一
gēn
jiànmiàn
见面
  
,
hěn
qíng
热情
  
huópo
活泼
  
,
gěi
liúxià
留下
le
shēn
深刻
de
yìnxiàng
印象
  

The first time I met her, I was very enthusiastic and lively and left a deep impression on me.

18
liú
le
fēng
xìn
jiù
zǒu
le
  

He left a letter and left.

19
yào
不要
xiǎoháizi
小孩子
rén
liú
zài
chē
  
,
tài
wēixiǎn
危险
le
  

You don't leave small children alone in the car, it's too dangerous.

20
zǒngshì
总是
zāng
fu
衣服
liú
dào
zhōu
周末
zài
  

He always saves his dirty laundry for the weekend.

21
suǒyǒu
所有
de
cáichǎn
财产
dōu
liúgěi
留给
le
de
háizi
孩子
  

He left all his possessions to his children.

22
Suīrán
虽然
de
shāngkǒu
伤口
愈合
le
  
,
dàn
háishi
还是
liúxiàlái
留下来
shāng
伤疤
  

Although her wound healed, it still left a scar.

As a Verb.(accept; take)
23
gěi
sòng
le
běn
shū
  
,
zhī
liú
le
běn
  

I sent him four , and he kept only one.

As a Verb. (of hair) grow; let grow; wear
24
xiànzài
现在
tóu
头发
liú
le
lai
起来
  
,
duǎn
短发
de
shíhou
时候
hǎokàn
好看
  

She now has her hair in shape, which looks better than when she had short hair.

As a Verb.(study abroad/overseas)
25
zài
liú
měi
jiān
期间
  
,
rènshi
认识
le
hěnduō
很多
péngyou
朋友
  

During his stay in the United States, he made many friends.