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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

留下 [liúxià]
  1. 1. verb to leave; to leave behind; to stay behind
  2. 2. verb to detain

Examples

刀伤在他的膝盖上留下了一个疤。
The cut left a scar on his knee.
不要给别人留下把柄。
Don't do anything that others can hold against you. 把柄
天边只留下一抹残照。
There was only a trace of sunset glow left on the horizon. 残照
留下半小时答疑
set aside half an hour for questions and answers (or for answering questions) 答疑
罪犯没有留下任何作案的痕迹。
The criminal didn't leave behind any trace of his crime. 痕迹
留下了话柄
leave behind a subject for ridicule 话柄
他临走前留下一句活话,说可能还会回来。
He left, right before departure, a vague message, saying that he might come back later. 活话
留下千古骂名
earn oneself eternal infamy 骂名
留下名片
leave one's card 名片
留下难以磨灭的印象
leave an indelible impression 磨灭

Word Decomposition


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