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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 留后路
[liúhòulù]
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1.
verb
leave a way out
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 留后路
[liúhòulù]
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1.
比喻为防万一,事前留下退路。
Examples
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留辫子
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wear one's hair in braids
→ 辫子
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留个底儿
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keep a copy on file; duplicate and file (a letter, etc.)
→ 底
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发出的文件要留个底子。
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Keep a copy of each document sent out.
→ 底子
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留地步
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leave room for manoeuvre; have some leeway; give oneself elbowroom
→ 地步
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留后步
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leave sufficient room for manoeuvre
→ 后步
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或去或留
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go or stay
→ 或…或…
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新任首相得忙于收拾前任首相留下来的烂摊子。
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The new prime minister will have a hard time clearing up the mess left by his predecessor.
→ 烂摊子
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你留着这点钱在路上零花吧!
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Keep this money for incidental expenses on the way.
→ 零花
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她留着刘海。
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She wears her hair in bangs.
→ 刘海
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你留在原地。
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Stay where you are.
→ 留
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Word Decomposition
留
[liú]
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+ |
后
[hòu]
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+ |
路
[lù]
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