留守

liúshǒu

verb #19,522

Meanings

1 to stay behind to take care of things
2 to hold the fort
3 left behind

Characters

to stay; to remain

to guard; to keep

Examples

HSK 4

留守儿童是一个严重的社会问题。

Liúshǒu értóng shì yí gè yánzhòng de shèhuì wèntí.

Left-behind children are a serious social issue.

HSK 5

他留守在办公室值班。

Tā liúshǒu zài bàngōngshì zhíbān.

He stayed behind to be on duty at the office.

Tips

culture

留守儿童 (left-behind children) is a major social term in China, referring to rural children whose parents work as migrant laborers in distant cities. Estimated at tens of millions.

Stroke Order

留 liú

守 shǒu