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留

liú

Traditional: 㽞

to leave (a message etc)

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Meaning of 留 in English

liúHSK 4verbSyllabus #1482
  1. to leave (a message etc)
  2. to retain
  3. to stay
  4. to remain
  5. to keep
  6. to preserve
  7. old variant of 留[liu2]

Example sentences

  1. 我还留着那起事故的伤疤。
    wǒ hái liú zhe nà qǐ shì gù de shāng bā。
    I'll still have a scar from that accident.
    Tatoeba #5624938 by verdastelo9604 · #1890930 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 湯姆想留它作驚喜。
    tāng mǔ xiǎng liú tā zuò jīng xǐ。
    Tom wanted this to be a surprise.
    Tatoeba #10040433 by verdastelo9604 · #3494809 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 湯姆給瑪麗在她桌上留了便條。
    tāng mǔ gěi mǎ lì zài tā zhuō shàng liú le biàn tiáo。
    Tom left a note for Mary on her desk.
    Tatoeba #6624673 by verdastelo9604 · #6611069 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 留

留学HSK 3留学生HSK 3留下HSK 4保留HSK 5留言HSK 5停留HSK 5残留HSK 7–9逗留HSK 7–9拘留HSK 7–9扣留HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences