Read Edit View history 㽞 liú HSK2 (abbreviated form of 留) to remain Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 留 liú variants 㽞,畱 to stay verb To remain in a place; to stay behind and not leave. 我不知道是去还是留。 wǒ bùzhīdào shì qù háishi liú. I don't know whether to go or to stay. to leave verb To leave something behind, such as a message, an inheritance, or a physical trace. 我把钱包留在家里了。 wǒ bǎ qiánbāo liú zài jiālǐ le. I left my wallet at home. 他们留下强烈的第一印象。 tāmen liú xia qiángliè de dìyī yìnxiàng. They leave a strong first impression. to keep verb To keep, save, or reserve something for a specific person or purpose. 我会把一切都留给他。 wǒ huì bǎ yīqiè dōu liú gěi tā. I'll leave everything to him. 我妈仍留着x光片。 wǒ mā réng liú zhex guāng piàn. My mom still has the X-rays. to study abroad verb (bound form) To study abroad in a foreign country; often seen in 留学 liúxué to ask to stay verb To ask or persuade someone to remain instead of leaving. 我不会求她留下来。 wǒ bùhuì qiú tā liú xia lái. I will not beg her to stay. to pay attention verb (bound form) To focus one's attention or be mindful; often seen in 留心 liúxīn or 留意 liúyì to grow verb To let hair, a beard, or nails grow out rather than cutting them. 他们都留着长头发。 tāmen dōu liú zhe cháng tóufa. They all have long hair. to accept To accept or take a gift or item rather than returning it. surname a Chinese surname Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 276.4 per million appears in 67% of films Written text 123.6 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 4HSK 3.0 Level 2 Strokes 11 Unicode U+3F5E Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
留 liú variants 㽞,畱 to stay verb To remain in a place; to stay behind and not leave. 我不知道是去还是留。 wǒ bùzhīdào shì qù háishi liú. I don't know whether to go or to stay. to leave verb To leave something behind, such as a message, an inheritance, or a physical trace. 我把钱包留在家里了。 wǒ bǎ qiánbāo liú zài jiālǐ le. I left my wallet at home. 他们留下强烈的第一印象。 tāmen liú xia qiángliè de dìyī yìnxiàng. They leave a strong first impression. to keep verb To keep, save, or reserve something for a specific person or purpose. 我会把一切都留给他。 wǒ huì bǎ yīqiè dōu liú gěi tā. I'll leave everything to him. 我妈仍留着x光片。 wǒ mā réng liú zhex guāng piàn. My mom still has the X-rays. to study abroad verb (bound form) To study abroad in a foreign country; often seen in 留学 liúxué to ask to stay verb To ask or persuade someone to remain instead of leaving. 我不会求她留下来。 wǒ bùhuì qiú tā liú xia lái. I will not beg her to stay. to pay attention verb (bound form) To focus one's attention or be mindful; often seen in 留心 liúxīn or 留意 liúyì to grow verb To let hair, a beard, or nails grow out rather than cutting them. 他们都留着长头发。 tāmen dōu liú zhe cháng tóufa. They all have long hair. to accept To accept or take a gift or item rather than returning it. surname a Chinese surname Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions