liú​zhù

to retain

  • created sense approved 留住 · liú​zhù · to ask someone to stay — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    liú​zhù

    to ask someone to stay

    To ask a guest to stay; to keep someone for a period of time, such as for the night.

    留, 住

    留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to ask to stay 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [firmness]

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  • created sense approved 留住 · liú​zhù · young man — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    留住

    liú​zhù

    young man

    (literary) A general term for a young man from the market or urban commoner class in the Song and Yuan dynasties

    留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to stay 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · to live

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  • created sense approved 留住 · liú​zhù · to retain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    留住

    liú​zhù

    to retain

    To keep or hold onto something, such as a person, a job, or a memory, so that it does not leave or disappear

    留, 住

    留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to keep 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [firmness]

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  • created sense approved 留住 · liú​zhù · to await — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    留住

    liú​zhù

    to await

    (archaic) To wait for someone or something; to await

    留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to stay 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · to live

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