( 保存不变 ) preserve ⇒ 这座城市还保留着500多年前的寺庙。 Zhè zuò chéngshì hái bǎoliúzhe wǔbǎi duō nián qián de sìmiào. → A temple more than 500 years old is preserved in the town.
弥留
( 书 ) be on one's deathbed
扣留
arrest
拘留
detain
挽留
press ... to stay ⇒ 老师挽留我与他共进晚餐。 Lǎoshī wǎnliú wǒ yǔ tā gòng jìn wǎncān. → My teacher pressed me to stay for dinner.
收留
take ... in ( pt took ) , pp taken ⇒ 父母去世后,他的一个远房亲戚收留了他。 Fùmǔ qùshì hòu, tā de yī gè yuǎnfáng qīnqi shōuliúle tā. → After his parents died, a distant relative took him in.
滞留
stay behind
留任
remain in office
留学
study abroad ⇒ 她要到国外去留学。 Tā yào dào guówài qù liúxué. → She wants to go abroad to study.
留宿
put ... up for the night ( pt , pp put )
留影
have a picture taken as a souvenir
留心
take note ( pt took ) , pp taken
留念
keep as a souvenir ( pt , pp kept )
留恋
be reluctant to leave
留情
show mercy ( pt showed ) , pp shown
留意
look ... out
留步
stop here
留神
be on the alert
留言
leave a message ( pt , pp left )
羁留
( 逗留 ) stay
逗留
stay ⇒ 她在巴黎逗留了3天。 Tā zài Bālí dòuliúle sān tiān. → She stayed in Paris for three days.
遗留
leave ( pt , pp left ) ⇒ 父亲去世后遗留了很多钱财。 Fùqīn qùshì hòu yíliúle hěn duō qiáncái. → My father left a lot of money when he died.
留后手
leave room for manoeuvre ( 英 ) 或 maneuver ( 美 ) ( pt , pp left )
留后路
leave a way out ( pt , pp left )
停薪留职
take unpaid leave ( pt took ) , pp taken
寸草不留
raze to the ground
English translation of '留'
留
(liú)
动
(= 不走) stay
(= 使留) keep ... back (pt, pp kept)
⇒ 挽留 (wǎnliú) persuade ... to stay
(= 留意) be careful
⇒ 留神 (liúshén) be careful
(= 保留) keep (pt, pp kept)
(= 积蓄) grow (pt grew) (pp grown)
⇒ 留胡子 (liú húzi) grow a beard
(= 接受) accept
(= 遗留) leave ... behind (pt, pp left)
⇒ 他死后留下很多遗产。 (Tā sǐ hòu liúxià hěn duō yíchǎn.) When he died he left behind a considerable legacy.