liú

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Definitions

  1. 1. to leave (a message etc)
  2. 2. to retain
  3. 3. to stay
  4. 4. to remain
  5. 5. to keep
  6. 6. to preserve

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Words Containing 留

保留
bǎo liú

to keep

停留
tíng liú

to stay somewhere temporarily

扣留
kòu liú

to detain

拘留
jū liú

to detain (a prisoner)

收留
shōu liú

to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care

残留
cán liú

to remain; to be left over

滞留
zhì liú

(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded

留下
liú xià

to leave behind

留学
liú xué

to study abroad

留学生
liú xué shēng

student studying abroad

留心
liú xīn

to be careful

留念
liú niàn

to keep as a souvenir

留意
liú yì

to be mindful

留恋
liú liàn

reluctant to leave

留神
liú shén

to take care

留言
liú yán

to leave a message

遗留
yí liú

to leave behind

久留
jiǔ liú

to stay for a long time

伊留申
yī liú shēn

Ilyushin, Russian plane maker

保留剧目
bǎo liú jù mù

repertory

保留区
bǎo liú qū

reservation (for an ethnic minority)

停薪留职
tíng xīn liú zhí

leave of absence without pay

刑事拘留
xíng shì jū liú

to detain as criminal

剃发留辫
tì fà liú biàn

to shave the head but keep the queue

勾留
gōu liú

to stay

半保留复制
bàn bǎo liú fù zhì

semiconservative replication

去留
qù liú

going or staying

吸留
xī liú

to absorb

国家留学基金管理委员会
guó jiā liú xué jī jīn guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Scholarship Council (CSC)

女大不中留
nǚ dà bù zhōng liú

when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)

存留
cún liú

remaining

居留
jū liú

residence

居留权
jū liú quán

right of abode (law)

居留证
jū liú zhèng

residence permit

屯留
tún liú

Tunliu county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi

屯留县
tún liú xiàn

Tunliu county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi

弥留
mí liú

seriously ill and about to die

弥留之际
mí liú zhī jì

on one's deathbed

志留系
zhì liú xì

Silurian system (geology)

志留纪
zhì liú jì

Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)

爱留根纳
ài liú gēn nà

Eriugena, John Scottus (c. 810-880) Irish poet, theologian, and philosopher of Neoplatonism

手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng

lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me

拘留所
jū liú suǒ

detention center

挽留
wǎn liú

to urge to stay

提留
tí liú

to withdraw (money) and retain it

收留所
shōu liú suǒ

shelter

残留物
cán liú wù

remnant

毫不留情
háo bù liú qíng

to show no quarter

毫无保留
háo wú bǎo liú

without reservation

永久居留权
yǒng jiǔ jū liú quán

permanent residency

永久居留证
yǒng jiǔ jū liú zhèng

permanent residency permit

淹留
yān liú

to stay for a long period

滞留锋
zhì liú fēng

stationary front (meteorology)

潴留
zhū liú

retention (medicine)

火场留守分队
huǒ chǎng liú shǒu fēn duì

detachment left to provide covering fire

王不留行
wáng bù liú xíng

cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis)

留一手
liú yī shǒu

not to divulge all one's trade secrets

留住
liú zhù

to ask sb to stay

留作
liú zuò

to set aside for; to keep as

留传
liú chuán

to bequeath (to later generations)

留别
liú bié

a departing gift

留名
liú míng

to leave one's name

留园
liú yuán

Lingering Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu

留堂
liú táng

to stay behind (after class)

留坝
liú bà

Liuba County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi

留坝县
liú bà xiàn

Liuba County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi

留存
liú cún

to keep

留存收益
liú cún shōu yì

retained earnings

留守
liú shǒu

to stay behind to take care of things

留守儿童
liú shǒu ér tóng

\left-behind children\, rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them

留客
liú kè

to ask a guest to stay

留宿
liú sù

to put up a guest

留尼汪
liú ní wāng

Réunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department)

留尾巴
liú wěi ba

to leave loose ends

留底
liú dǐ

to keep a copy

留影
liú yǐng

to take a photo as a souvenir

留待
liú dài

to leave sth for later

留后路
liú hòu lù

to leave oneself a way out

留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo

While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

留情
liú qíng

to relent (to spare sb's feelings)

留成
liú chéng

to retain a portion (of profits etc)

留有
liú yǒu

to remain in existence

留有余地
liú yǒu yú dì

to leave some leeway

留校
liú xiào

to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation

留样
liú yàng

retention sample

留步
liú bù

(said by departing guest) no need to see me out

留洋
liú yáng

(sports) to train abroad

留海
liú hǎi

see 劉海|刘海[liú hǎi]

留班
liú bān

to repeat a year in school

留用
liú yòng

to keep for use

留白
liú bái

to leave a message

留种
liú zhǒng

to keep a seed stock

留空
liú kòng

to leave blank space in a document

留级
liú jí

to repeat a year in school

留给
liú gěi

to set aside for

留置
liú zhì

to leave in place

留声机
liú shēng jī

gramophone

留职
liú zhí

to keep an official position

留芳千古
liú fāng qiān gǔ

a good reputation to last down the generations

留芳百世
liú fāng bǎi shì

a good reputation to last a hundred generations

留兰香
liú lán xiāng

spearmint

留观
liú guān

(medicine) to remain in hospital under observation

留言本
liú yán běn

guestbook

留言簿
liú yán bù

visitor's book

留话
liú huà

to leave word

留连论诗
liú lián lùn shī

to continue to discuss a poem over a long period

留遗
liú yí

to leave behind

留医
liú yī

to be hospitalized

留里克
liú lǐ kè

Rurik (c. 830-879), Varangian chieftain of the Rus' people

留针
liú zhēn

to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)

留门
liú mén

to leave the door unlocked for sb

留院
liú yuàn

to remain in the hospital

留难
liú nàn

to make sth difficult

留题
liú tí

extemporaneous thoughts noted down after a visit

留饭
liú fàn

to put some food aside for sb

留饮
liú yǐn

edema (accumulation of interstitial fluids in internal organs)

留余地
liú yú dì

to leave room to maneuver; to leave a margin for error

留驻
liú zhù

to keep stationed (of troops)

留鸟
liú niǎo

nonmigratory bird

羁留
jī liú

to stay

自留地
zì liú dì

private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm

自留山
zì liú shān

hilly land allotted for private use

行政拘留
xíng zhèng jū liú

to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less

卫留成
wèi liú chéng

Wei Liucheng (1946-), fifth governor of Hainan

话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn

A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

逗留
dòu liú

to stay at

阻留
zǔ liú

to intercept

阿留申群岛
ā liú shēn qún dǎo

Aleutian Islands (trailing 2250 km southwest of Alaska almost down to Kamtchatka)

巩留
gǒng liú

Gongliu County or Toqquztara nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

巩留县
gǒng liú xiàn

Gongliu County or Toqquztara nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

预留
yù liú

to set aside

余留
yú liú

remainder

余留事务
yú liú shì wù

unfinished business

余留无符号数
yú liú wú fú hào shù

unsigned remainder (i.e. the remainder after rounding to the nearest integer)

马可·奥勒留
mǎ kě · ào lēi liú

Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor

驻留
zhù liú

to stay

高桥留美子
gāo qiáo liú měi zǐ

Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist