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Information of 留

Pinyin liú

Radical

田

Strokes

10 strokes

Usage

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Definition

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

留 liú (verb) 1. Stop at a certain place; to stay. 2. To keep someone from leaving; to retain. 3. Extended meaning: to detain. 4. To preserve or to leave behind. 5. To be delayed; to postpone; to suspend. 6. To pay attention; to be careful. 7. To station troops. 8. To stay behind to take care of matters. 9. To flow (as in water). 10. To kill (archaic). 11. A surname. 留 liú (adjective) 1. Long-lasting. 2. Entire; whole. Examples in context: - Stay (停留). - Keep an eye on (留心). - Detain (扣留). - Leave behind (遗留). - Be careful; take care (留心). - Station troops (驻军). - Stay behind (留守). - A surname.

留在 liú zài

stay in

勾留 gōu liú

to stay / to stop over / to break one's journey

留守 liú shǒu

to stay behind to take care of things

留宿 liú sù

to put up a guest / to stay overnight

屯留 Tún liú

Tunliu county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi

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[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang

弥留 mí liú

seriously ill and about to die

弥留之际 mí liú zhī jì

on one's deathbed / at the point of death

留恋 liú liàn

reluctant to leave / to hate to have to go / to recall fondly

拘留 jū liú

to detain (a prisoner) / to keep sb in custody

慰留 wèi liú

urge sb. to stay on

截留 jié liú

hold back / retain for one's own use

扣留 kòu liú

to detain / to arrest / to hold / to confiscate

拘留所 jū liú suǒ

detention center / prison

挽留 wǎn liú

to urge to stay / to detain

停留 tíng liú

to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over

保留 bǎo liú

to retain / to continue to have / to preserve / to maintain / to reserve / reservations / to hold back (approval or acceptance)

残留 cán liú

to remain / left over / surplus / remnant

毫不留情 háo bù liú qíng

to show no quarter / ruthless / relentless

留尼汪岛 liú ní wāng dǎo

Reunion / Reunion Island

留尼汪 Liú ní wāng

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

潴留 zhū liú

retention (medicine)

滞留 zhì liú

to detain / retention

鸡犬不留 jī quǎn bù liú

not a chicken or dog left / Even chickens and dogs are not spared -- utter extermination. / Even fowls and dogs are not spared -- ruthless mass slaughter. / cruelty on the part of the marauders / No living thing, not a fowl, or a dog remained.

留学 liú xué

to study abroad

留给 liú gěi

to set aside for

遗留 yí liú

to leave behind / to hand down

留意 liú yì

to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of

留下来 liú xià lái

stay behind

留心 liú xīn

to be careful / to pay attention to