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liú
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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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

Example Sentences

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英國應當 在還是脫離歐盟?
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6360043)

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Words Containing 留

马可·奥勒留
mǎ kě · ào lēi liú

Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor

留待
liú dài

to leave sth for later

留后路
liú hòu lù

to leave oneself a way out

留言簿
liú yán bù

visitor's book

保留剧目
bǎo liú jù mù

repertory

拘留
jū liú

to detain (a prisoner)

留客
liú kè

to ask a guest to stay

居留权
jū liú quán

right of abode (law)

留有余地
liú yǒu yú dì

to leave some leeway

驻留
zhù liú

to stay

留里克
liú lǐ kè

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

留声机
liú shēng jī

gramophone

留存
liú cún

to keep

余留事务
yú liú shì wù

unfinished business

留给
liú gěi

to set aside for

余留
yú liú

remainder

永久居留证
yǒng jiǔ jū liú zhèng

permanent residency permit

停薪留职
tíng xīn liú zhí

leave of absence without pay

伊留申
yī liú shēn

Ilyushin, Russian plane maker

留名
liú míng

to leave one's name

留题
liú tí

extemporaneous thoughts noted down after a visit

留住
liú zhù

to ask sb to stay

拘留所
jū liú suǒ

detention center

志留系
zhì liú xì

Silurian system (geology)

留校
liú xiào

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

留海
liú hǎi

see 劉海|刘海[liú hǎi]

毫不留情
háo bù liú qíng

to show no quarter

留恋
liú liàn

reluctant to leave

留观
liú guān

(medicine) to remain in hospital under observation

久留
jiǔ liú

to stay for a long time

留饮
liú yǐn

edema (accumulation of interstitial fluids in internal organs)

志留纪
zhì liú jì

Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)

残留
cán liú

to remain; to be left over

留传
liú chuán

to bequeath (to later generations)

永久居留权
yǒng jiǔ jū liú quán

permanent residency

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)

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

留鸟
liú niǎo

nonmigratory bird

留芳百世
liú fāng bǎi shì

a good reputation to last a hundred generations

刑事拘留
xíng shì jū liú

to detain as criminal

半保留复制
bàn bǎo liú fù zhì

semiconservative replication

去留
qù liú

going or staying

王不留行
wáng bù liú xíng

cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis)

留学
liú xué

to study abroad

留作
liú zuò

to set aside for; to keep as

停留
tíng liú

to stay somewhere temporarily

羁留
jī liú

to stay

留空
liú kòng

to leave blank space in a document

留饭
liú fàn

to put some food aside for sb

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.

遗留
yí liú

to leave behind

收留
shōu liú

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

扣留
kòu liú

to detain

留种
liú zhǒng

to keep a seed stock

勾留
gōu liú

to stay

留连论诗
liú lián lùn shī

to continue to discuss a poem over a long period

淹留
yān liú

to stay for a long period

留样
liú yàng

retention sample

留别
liú bié

a departing gift

滞留
zhì liú

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

阻留
zǔ liú

to intercept

逗留
dòu liú

to stay at

留底
liú dǐ

to keep a copy

留尾巴
liú wěi ba

to leave loose ends

居留证
jū liú zhèng

residence permit

留下
liú xià

to leave behind

吸留
xī liú

to absorb

留步
liú bù

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

毫无保留
háo wú bǎo liú

without reservation

火场留守分队
huǒ chǎng liú shǒu fēn duì

detachment left to provide covering fire

阿留申群岛
ā liú shēn qún dǎo

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

卫留成
wèi liú chéng

Wei Liucheng (1946-), fifth governor of Hainan

行政拘留
xíng zhèng jū liú

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

留情
liú qíng

to relent (to spare sb's feelings)

残留物
cán liú wù

remnant

话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn

A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

保留区
bǎo liú qū

reservation (for an ethnic minority)

留坝县
liú bà xiàn

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

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

留白
liú bái

to leave a message

留园
liú yuán

Lingering Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu

留宿
liú sù

to put up a guest

屯留
tún liú

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

居留
jū liú

residence

留成
liú chéng

to retain a portion (of profits etc)

留存收益
liú cún shōu yì

retained earnings

女大不中留
nǚ dà bù zhōng liú

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

留余地
liú yú dì

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

留意
liú yì

to be mindful

留院
liú yuàn

to remain in the hospital

留驻
liú zhù

to keep stationed (of troops)

屯留县
tún liú xiàn

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

留门
liú mén

to leave the door unlocked for sb

自留地
zì liú dì

private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm

留用
liú yòng

to keep for use

留念
liú niàn

to keep as a souvenir

留难
liú nàn

to make sth difficult

留洋
liú yáng

(sports) to train abroad

留堂
liú táng

to stay behind (after class)

留坝
liú bà

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

滞留锋
zhì liú fēng

stationary front (meteorology)

留神
liú shén

to take care

留芳千古
liú fāng qiān gǔ

a good reputation to last down the generations

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

手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng

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

潴留
zhū liú

retention (medicine)

收留所
shōu liú suǒ

shelter

弥留之际
mí liú zhī jì

on one's deathbed

自留山
zì liú shān

hilly land allotted for private use

留心
liú xīn

to be careful

留有
liú yǒu

to remain in existence

爱留根纳
ài liú gēn nà

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

留话
liú huà

to leave word

余留无符号数
yú liú wú fú hào shù

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

留针
liú zhēn

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

高桥留美子
gāo qiáo liú měi zǐ

Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist

留言
liú yán

to leave a message

留级
liú jí

to repeat a year in school

剃发留辫
tì fà liú biàn

to shave the head but keep the queue

提留
tí liú

to withdraw (money) and retain it

预留
yù liú

to set aside

挽留
wǎn liú

to urge to stay

弥留
mí liú

seriously ill and about to die

留守
liú shǒu

to stay behind to take care of things

留班
liú bān

to repeat a year in school

留影
liú yǐng

to take a photo as a souvenir

留置
liú zhì

to leave in place

留言本
liú yán běn

guestbook

留一手
liú yī shǒu

not to divulge all one's trade secrets

留遗
liú yí

to leave behind

留尼汪
liú ní wāng

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

存留
cún liú

remaining

留兰香
liú lán xiāng

spearmint

保留
bǎo liú

to keep

留医
liú yī

to be hospitalized

留学生
liú xué shēng

student studying abroad

留职
liú zhí

to keep an official position