留下来 liúxiàlai to stay behind Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents liúxiàlai to stay behind 留 liú verb to stay To remain in a place; to stay behind and not leave.下来 下來 xiàlai particle [downward/continuing] Used after a verb to show motion down and toward the speaker, or to show that an action is continuing from the past into the present.liúxiàlai to leave behind 留 liú verb to leave To leave something behind, such as a message, an inheritance, or a physical trace.下来 下來 xiàlai particle [downward/continuing] Used after a verb to show motion down and toward the speaker, or to show that an action is continuing from the past into the present.