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留下

liúxià
verb HSK 2 #680

Meanings

  1. 1 to leave behind
  2. 2 to stay behind

Characters

留
liú
to stay; to keep
下
xià
down; result complement

Examples

他留下了一封信。
Tā liú xià le yì fēng xìn.
He left behind a letter.
别走,留下来吧!
Bié zǒu, liú xiàlái ba!
Don't go, stay!
她给我留下了很好的印象。
Tā gěi wǒ liú xià le hěn hǎo de yìnxiàng.
She left a very good impression on me.

Tips

usage
留下 has two directions: leaving something behind (留下一封信) and staying behind yourself (你留下来). With 来 it emphasizes staying; without it, it emphasizes what's left.

Stroke Order

留 liú
下 xià

Related Words

留下来 liúxiàlái #2,013
to stay behind / to remain
留 liú HSK 2 #374
to stay; to remain / to keep; to leave behind
放下 fàngxià HSK 2 #963
to put down / to let go of
下 xià HSK 2 #83
down / below / under / next / to go down
接下来 jiēxiàlái HSK 2 #2,359
next / following / what comes next
以下 yǐxià HSK 2 #3,196
below / less than / the following
下雪 xiàxuě HSK 2 #8,266
to snow
留言 liúyán HSK 6 #1,784
to leave a message; to leave a comment / message; comment (noun)
停留 tíngliú HSK 5 #6,651
to stay somewhere temporarily / to linger / to remain
扔下 rēngxià #5,051
to throw down / to abandon / to leave behind
留下 liúxià
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