去留

qùliú

noun #16,414

Meanings

1 going or staying; whether to leave or remain

Characters

to go; to leave

to stay; to remain

Examples

他的去留问题还没有定论。

Tā de qùliú wèntí hái méiyǒu dìnglùn.

The question of whether he stays or goes is still undecided.

球队教练的去留引发了很大争议。

Qiúduì jiàoliàn de qùliú yǐnfā le hěn dà zhēngyì.

The coach's future with the team sparked a major controversy.

Tips

grammar

去留 is a contrastive compound (antonym pair): 去 (leave) + 留 (stay). Similar patterns include 生死 (life and death), 进退 (advance and retreat), 取舍 (choices/trade-offs).

Stroke Order

去 qù

留 liú