留得住 liúdezhù able to keep Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 留 liú verb to keep To keep, save, or reserve something for a specific person or purpose.得 de particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàndejiàn meaning "able to see"住 zhù particle [ability] (complement) used with 得 de or 不 bù to indicate the capacity or lack thereof to withstand, hold on, or handle something