留恋

留戀

liúliàn

verb HSK 7-9 #13,496

Meanings

1 reluctant to leave
2 to hate to have to go
3 to recall fondly

Characters

to stay; to remain

to love; to be attached to

Examples

她对大学生活充满了留恋。

Tā duì dàxuéshēng huó chōngmǎn le liúliàn.

She's full of fond attachment to her university life.

离开家乡的时候，他非常留恋。

Líkāi jiāxiāng de shíhou, tā fēicháng liúliàn.

When leaving his hometown, he was very reluctant to go.

Tips

memory

留 (stay) + 恋 (love/attachment) — you love something so much you want to stay. The feeling of not wanting to leave a place or moment.

Stroke Order

留 liú

恋 liàn