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留
Mandarin: liu2
Definitions
  1. 1 to leave (a message etc)
  2. 2 to retain
  3. 3 to stay
  4. 4 to remain
  5. 5 to keep
  6. 6 to preserve
  7. 7 to halt
  8. 8 to stop
  9. 9 to detain
  10. 10 to study abroad
  11. 11 to grow
  12. 12 to bequeath
  13. 13 to set aside
  14. 14 to take in
  15. 15 to ask someone to stay
  16. 16 to pay attention to
  17. 17 to concentrate on
  18. 18 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
留
[[to remain]] | làuh fāan baai sāan sin góng 留番拜山先/至講 — [lea
Words containing 留
留言信箱
voice mail
留學生
student studying abroad, foreign exchange student
永久居留權
[n] permanent residency
留後手
allow for unforeseen circumstances
留堂
(verb) Put in detention
挽留
urge (or persuade) sb. to stay; detainment
居留
residence; to reside
留番
(verb) keep; Maintain
留產所
maternity home
留學美國
to study abroad in America
拘留院
detention center
此地不宜久留
not good to stay here for a long time; this place is not suitable to stay any lo
留心
to take care, be mindful
留長頭髮
to grow or has long hair
留住
[v] to detain
扣留
detain, hold in custody
要留堂
have to go to detention
留番拜山先講
let's not talk about that now (to express that one is not interested in a topic
留班
fail to go up to the next grade; stay further
留言
(n.) left messages, comments (v.) to leave a message or a comment
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