Chinese Conversation · Level 20
90 words
Chinese word
留
Pronunciation
Pinyinliú
Meaning
- verbleave
Example
请把我的电话号码留给他们。qǐng bǎ wǒ de diàn huà hào mǎ liú gěi tā men
Please leave them my phone number.
More examples
他今天留在家休息。tā jīn tiān liú zài jiā xiū xī
He is staying home to rest today.
Core concept
Hold a person, object, or condition in place instead of letting it move away or change.
Common phrases
留下电话号码liú xià diàn huà hào mǎ
leave a phone number
留在家里liú zài jiā lǐ
remain at home
留下来liú xià lái
remain
Similar words
留下liú xià: To keep an object in its place so it can be used later.
留给liú gěi: To set something aside for a particular person to receive or use later.
Definition in Chinese
使人或物停留在某处不离开；把物品保留给某人或保存在原地；也可指保持原状或保留某种状态。shǐ rén huò wù tíng liú zài mǒu chù bù lí kāi bǎ wù pǐn bǎo liú gěi mǒu rén huò bǎo cún zài yuán dì yě kě zhǐ bǎo chí yuán zhuàng huò bǎo liú móu zhǒng zhuàng tài
Word origin
留 (liú, "remain") has long expressed stopping or remaining, and its modern senses extend this idea to holding a person, object, or condition in place.
Usage tips
- When something is set aside for a named person, the recipient usually follows the giving marker, while a location phrase usually shows where something remains.