留守

liúshǒu
verb #19,522

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā liúshǒu zài bàngōngshì zhíbān.
He stayed behind to be on duty at the office.
Liúshǒu értóng shì yí gè yánzhòng de shèhuì wèntí.
Left-behind children are a serious social issue.

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

liú
shǒu