留U+755910 STROKES
Entry·pron. liú
ㄌㄧㄡˊ
“To stay or remain; to keep or preserve; to leave behind or retain; to stop or halt; to not allow to leave.”
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- 留下ㄌㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄚto leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let someone go
- 保留ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊto keep or retain; to put aside for later; to have reservations about something; to hold back from saying something; to temporarily shelve or defer
- 留在ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˋto stay; to remain in a place; to keep something in a particular state or condition
- 停留ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊto stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over; to halt; to remain in a place before moving on
- 留意ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧˋto pay attention to; to be mindful of; to take note of
- 留言ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊto leave a message; to leave one's comments; message; written remarks or notes left for someone
- 留下來ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊto stay; to remain (in a place); to keep something for later; to leave behind (a legacy, impression, etc.)
- 留給ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄟˇto set aside for; to leave for; to reserve for; to bequeath to
- 留學ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊto study abroad; to pursue education in a foreign country.
- 殘留ㄘㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊto remain; to be left over; residual; remnant; residue
- 留住ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨˋto keep someone from leaving; to retain or hold back; to ask someone to stay
- 留學生ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥstudent studying abroad; international student; foreign student; returned student
- 留有ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄡˇto have remaining; to leave behind; to retain; to keep in reserve.
- 留守ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄡˇto stay behind to guard or hold a position; in imperial times, a high official left in charge of the capital when the emperor was away.
- 留念ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋto keep as a memento; to remember fondly; to cherish the memory of
- 滯留ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊto remain in a place unable to leave; to be stranded; (of floodwater, pollutants, etc.) to linger; to stay longer than intended.
- 遺留ㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊto leave behind; to hand down; to bequeath
- 留心ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣto pay attention; to be careful; to take heed
- 逗留ㄉㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊto stay for a while; to linger; to sojourn; to remain in a place temporarily
- 留情ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊto show mercy or leniency; to spare someone's feelings; to be forgiving; to develop romantic feelings
- 留任ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˋto remain in office; to continue in a post after one's term ends; to be reappointed to the same position
- 留存ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊto retain; to keep; to preserve; to save for later use.
- 居留ㄐㄩ ㄌㄧㄡˊto reside; to stay in a place for an extended period; to dwell.
- 預留ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊto set aside in advance; to reserve beforehand
- 拘留ㄐㄩ ㄌㄧㄡˊto detain; to take into custody; a short-term punitive restriction of personal freedom imposed by court order
- 收留ㄕㄡ ㄌㄧㄡˊtake in and provide shelter; harbor and let stay
- 留待ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄞˋto leave something for later; to hold over pending future action
- 慰留ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊto comfort and urge someone to stay; to persuade someone not to leave a position
- 留戀ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋto be reluctant to leave or let go; to feel lingering attachment; to nostalgically cling to
- 扣留ㄎㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊto detain a person or seize and hold property by force or legal authority
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