liú​xià HSK2

leave behind

留下 liú​xià
leave behind verb
to leave something behind, such as a physical object, a message, or an impression
stay verb
to stay behind or remain in a place after others have departed

Everyone left, and only he remained.

detain verb
to not let someone go; to ask someone to stay for a period of time

The manager asked him to stay behind to talk about some work matters.

keep verb
to keep or retain something rather than giving it away or discarding it

Please keep this photo as a souvenir.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
140.7 per million appears in 45% of films
Written text
77.2 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 2

Sources

Definitions
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