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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

留 [liú]

1. verb [不走] stay
2. verb [使留] keep … back

挽留

persuade to stay
3. verb [留意] be careful

留神

be careful
4. verb [保留] keep
5. verb [积蓄] grow

留胡子

grow a beard
6. verb [接受] accept
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. verb [留学] study abroad

留英

study in Britain

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

留 [liú]

1. verb remain; stay

会后你留一下。

Will you please remain after the meeting.

你留在原地。

Stay where you are.
2. verb reside in a foreign country to study

留美

study in the U.S.

留日

study in Japan
3. verb ask somebody to stay; keep somebody where he is

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. verb pay attention to

留心

be careful; take care
5. verb reserve; keep; save;leave

把钱留起来，以后用。

Save the money for use later on.

留座位

reserve a seat for sb.
6. verb let grow; grow; wear

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. 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. verb leave behind

请他留个地址。

Ask him to leave his address.

给她留个条。

Leave a note for her.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

留 [liú]

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. 动不让对方离去

留客人多住几天

挽留

扣留

收留。
3. 动不丢掉；保存

留底稿

留个名额

留条后路

保留。
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. 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. 动注意力集中在某个方面

留心

留意

留神。
7. 动特指居留外国求学

留学

留洋

留美。

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Examples

留辫子: wear one's hair in braids
留个底儿: keep a copy on file; duplicate and file (a letter, etc.)
发出的文件要留个底子。: Keep a copy of each document sent out.
留地步: leave room for manoeuvre; have some leeway; give oneself elbowroom
留后步: leave sufficient room for manoeuvre
或去或留: go or stay
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.
你留着这点钱在路上零花吧！: Keep this money for incidental expenses on the way.
她留着刘海。: She wears her hair in bangs.; 170 more results

Character Decomposition

	+	田 [tián]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 10

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