Dictionary/留

留

留 liú

ㄌㄧㄡˊ
VHSK 2TOCFL L2core 10k
1to leave (a message etc)
2to retain
3to stay
4to remain
5to keep
6to preserve

Characters

Examples

lǎo shī老师yào要tā他fàng xué放学hòu后liú留zài在xué xiào学校。
老师要他放学后留在学校。
The teacher made him stay after school.
我妈妈留了口信给我。
My mother left me a message.
有多少本算数书留着?
How many arithmetic books are left?

See also: words & characters pronounced liú