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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

留 [liú]
  1. 1. verb [不走] stay
  2. 2. verb [使留] keep … back
    挽留
    persuade to stay
  3. 3. verb [留意] be careful
    留神
    be careful
  4. 4. verb [保留] keep
  5. 5. verb [积蓄] grow
    留胡子
    grow a beard
  6. 6. verb [接受] accept
  7. 7. verb [遗留] leave … behind
    他死后留下很多遗产。
    When he died he left behind a considerable legacy.
  8. 8. verb [留学] study abroad
    留英
    study in Britain

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

留 [liú]
  1. 1. verb remain; stay
    他想留在国外。
    你留下来吗？
    会后你留一下。
    Will you please remain after the meeting.
    你留在原地。
    Stay where you are.
    留下来好吗？
    是走还是留，我没想好。
  2. 2. verb reside in a foreign country to study
    你要留学吗？
    留美
    study in the U.S.
    留日
    study in Japan
  3. 3. verb ask somebody to stay; keep somebody where he is
    你不留我，我就走了。
    你不留我吃饭吗？
    那我就不留你了。
    In that case I won't keep you any longer.
    他们一定要留我们吃午饭。
    They pressed us to stay for lunch.
  4. 4. verb pay attention to
    留心
    be careful; take care
  5. 5. verb reserve; keep; save;leave
    他给我们留了一个座位。
    把钱留起来，以后用。
    Save the money for use later on.
    留座位
    reserve a seat for sb.
  6. 6. verb let grow; grow; wear
    女孩喜欢留长发。
    我留了长指甲。
    留小辫儿
    wear plaits (or braids); wear one's hair in plaits (or braids)
    留胡子
    grow a beard (or moustache)
  7. 7. verb accept (something given); take
    我们的邻居想把五只小猫都给我们，我们只留了一只。
    Our neighbours wanted to give us all of their five kittens, but we only took one.
  8. 8. verb leave behind
    请留下你的电话。
    在QQ给他留个言。
    请他留个地址。
    Ask him to leave his address.
    给她留个条。
    Leave a note for her.
    他给我留下一个美好的回忆。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

留 [liú]
  1. 1. 动 停在某一处所或地位;不离开
    一个人留在家里
    留任
    留级
    停留
    逗留。
  2. 2. 动 不让对方离去
    留客人多住几天
    挽留
    扣留
    收留。
  3. 3. 动 不丢掉;保存
    留底稿
    留个名额
    留条后路
    保留。
  4. 4. 动 不带走;遗留
    临走留了100元钱
    房子是祖上留下的
    留言
    残留。
  5. 5. 动 把别人送来的东西收下
    赠书我留下,别的礼物一概不能收
    送来的样品,我留了几种。
  6. 6. 动 注意力集中在某个方面
    留心
    留意
    留神。
  7. 7. 动 特指居留外国求学
    留学
    留洋
    留美。
  8. 8. 上边是"卯"的变形"??",左边不要漏掉一点(丶)。由"留"构成的字有"馏""溜""榴""瘤""遛"等。
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Examples

留辫子
wear one's hair in braids → 辫子
留个底儿
keep a copy on file; duplicate and file (a letter, etc.) → 底
发出的文件要留个底子。
Keep a copy of each document sent out. → 底子
留地步
leave room for manoeuvre; have some leeway; give oneself elbowroom → 地步
留后步
leave sufficient room for manoeuvre → 后步
或去或留
go or stay → 或…或…
新任首相得忙于收拾前任首相留下来的烂摊子。
The new prime minister will have a hard time clearing up the mess left by his predecessor. → 烂摊子
你留着这点钱在路上零花吧!
Keep this money for incidental expenses on the way. → 零花
她留着刘海。
She wears her hair in bangs. → 刘海
你留在原地。
Stay where you are. → 留
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[tián]

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