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留

liú
verb HSK 2 #374

Meanings

  1. 1 to stay; to remain
  2. 2 to keep; to leave behind

Examples

你留下来吃饭吧。
Nǐ liú xiàlái chī fàn ba.
Stay and have dinner.
请留个电话号码。
Qǐng liú ge diànhuà hàomǎ.
Please leave a phone number.
这件衣服我要留着。
Zhè jiàn yīfu wǒ yào liú zhe.
I want to keep this piece of clothing.

Tips

usage
留 can mean staying in a place (留在北京), keeping something (留着), or leaving something behind for someone (给你留了一些). It's versatile and common in daily speech.

Stroke Order

留 liú