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HSK 6
留
liú
1.
to leave (a message etc)
2.
to retain
3.
to stay
4.
to remain
5.
to keep
6.
to preserve
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
留置
liúzhì
to retain one's job
留都
liúdū
the old capital (after a move)
留用
liúyòng
to continue in employment
留给
liúgěi
to set aside for
留职
liúzhí
to keep an official position
留遗
liúyí
to leave behind
留步
liúbù
(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
留班
liúbān
to repeat a year (in school)
留空
liúkōng
leave blank spaces in writing
留级
liújí
to repeat a year (in school)
留成
liúchéng
a retained portion (of a sum of money)
留校
liúxiào
to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation
留连
liúlián
variant of [[流連|流连<liúlián>]]
存留
cúnliú
remaining
留待
liúdài
to leave sth for later
留情
liúqíng
to relent (to spare sb's feelings)
留洋
liúyáng
to study abroad (old term)
留海
liúhǎi
see [[劉海|刘海<liúhǎi>]]
留神
liúshén
to take care
留种
liúzhǒng
to keep a seed stock
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 553
- Word Frequency Rank
- 961 of 84,292