留

The character "留" has 10 strokes. "留" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "留" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "留" are "liú" . View the stroke order of "留">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "留"

v.: remain; stay; ask/invite sb to stay; keep sb from leaving; keep; reserve; save; leave behind; accept; take; pay attention to; concentrate on; study abroad/overseas; (of hair) grow; let grow; wear

• remain : v.保持；留下；遗留；留在；保持不变；一直是；剩余；逗留；余留
• stay : v.停留；留下；保持；维持；暂住；逗留；停止；延缓；防止；暂缓执行；支持；拥护；支撑；用支索支撑；用牵索固定
• keep : v.拥有；占有；保有；继续处于某情形；保持；抚养；赡养；养活；承兑；兑现；实现；履行；记；定期
• reserve : v.保留；预留；预订；占据；暂不作；把…专门留给；弥撒仪式后保留部分圣餐
• save : v.救助；搭救；挽救；积攒；储蓄；节省；阻止对方得；阻止对方赢得；保存；减少
• leave behind : 遗留；留下；落后
• accept : v.接受；收受；相信；认为正确；承认；接纳；认可；欢迎；赞许；同意承担
• take : v.拿；取；拿出；带走；携带；接受；吃；喝；采取；执行；需要；生根；开始生长；需带有；学习，读，修（课程）；需要…时间；容纳；乘坐，搭乘（交通工具）
• pay attention to : 注意, 重视, 关注
• concentrate on : 集中精力于...；专注于
• wear : v.穿着；戴着；佩着；穿破；穿旧；销蚀；磨损；耐用；耐久；耐穿；耐磨；使（船头）转向下风

Form words with "留"

留位子 save a seat (for sb);reserve a seat (for sb)

留后劲 conserve one's strength

留便条 leave a note

留口信 leave a message for sb

留分头 wear parted hair

留发辫 wear one's hair in braids

留寸头 wear a crew cut

留某人过夜 put sb up

留一个空缺 leave a vacancy

留几个座位 reserve some seats

逋留国外数载 stay abroad for many years

阎王要你三更走，谁能留你到五更 if the King of Hell decides you're to die at midnight, who dares to spare you till dawn?—when death comes, it will have no denial

Example phrases using "留"

• 别那么贪吃，给别人留点儿蛋糕。

  Don’t be so greedy—leave some of the cake for others.

• 这本字典对我无用了，你留着用吧。

  This dictionary is (of) no more use to me. You can keep it.

• 我给他留了言，他会回电话的。

  I left a message for him, so he would surely call back.

• 每两排桌子间留足够宽的当儿放椅子。

  Leave enough space between rows of desks for the chairs.

• 我给他送去了四本书，他只留了一本。

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

• 他走时给我留了个字条儿。

  He left me a note before leaving.

• 这一百元钱你留着零用吧。

  Keep this 100- yuan note for small and incidental purchases.

• 匆促之间他忘了留地址。

  In his hurry/haste, he forgot to leave his address.

• 留点儿神，不要再上当。

  Be careful not to be cheated again.

• 你应该给他留一条生路。

  You should have left him a way out.