留住 liúzhù to retain Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 留住 liú//zhù to retain verb + particle To keep or hold onto something, such as a person, a job, or a memory, so that it does not leave or disappear 你认为我们应该留住他吗？ nǐ rènwéi wǒmen yīnggāi liú zhù tā ma? Do you think we should keep him? to ask someone to stay To ask a guest to stay; to keep someone for a period of time, such as for the night. young man (literary) A general term for a young man from the market or urban commoner class in the Song and Yuan dynasties to await (archaic) To wait for someone or something; to await Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 4.95 per million appears in 2% of films Cross-References Same as 留宿 liúsù Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CH
留住 liú//zhù to retain verb + particle To keep or hold onto something, such as a person, a job, or a memory, so that it does not leave or disappear 你认为我们应该留住他吗？ nǐ rènwéi wǒmen yīnggāi liú zhù tā ma? Do you think we should keep him? to ask someone to stay To ask a guest to stay; to keep someone for a period of time, such as for the night. young man (literary) A general term for a young man from the market or urban commoner class in the Song and Yuan dynasties to await (archaic) To wait for someone or something; to await Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 4.95 per million appears in 2% of films Cross-References Same as 留宿 liúsù Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CH
