liú

stop, halt; stay, detain, keep

HSK 3 #554

DEFINITIONS

留 liú
  • old variant of 留[liu2]
  • to leave (a message etc)
  • to retain
  • to stay
  • to remain
  • to keep
  • to preserve

STROKES

WORDS

尾巴 liú wěi ba to leave loose ends; to leave matters unresolved
後路 liú hòu lù to leave oneself a way out
得青山在,不怕没柴烧 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
得青山在,不怕沒柴燒 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
心眼儿 liú xīn yǎn r to be on the alert; to keep one's eyes open
心眼兒 liú xīn yǎn r to be on the alert; to keep one's eyes open
戀 liú liàn reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly
成 liú chéng to retain a portion (of profits etc)
有 liú yǒu to remain in existence; to retain
有餘地 liú yǒu yú dì to leave some leeway; to allow for the unpredictable
样 liú yàng retention sample; (of a manufacturer, esp. of food or drugs) to retain a sample of a batch of a product (abbr. for 保留樣品|保留样品[bao3 liu2 yang4 pin3])
樣 liú yàng retention sample; (of a manufacturer, esp. of food or drugs) to retain a sample of a batch of a product (abbr. for 保留樣品|保留样品[bao3 liu2 yang4 pin3])
洋 liú yáng to study abroad (old term); same as 留學|留学
海 liú hǎi see 劉海|刘海[liu2 hai3]
班 liú bān to repeat a year in school
白 liú bái to leave a message; to leave some empty space in a work of art; to leave idle moments (in one's life, a theater play etc)
种 liú zhǒng to keep a seed stock; seed held back for planting
種 liú zhǒng to keep a seed stock; seed held back for planting
空 liú kòng to leave blank space in a document; to leave some time free
級 liú jí to repeat a year in school
給 liú gěi to set aside for
置 liú zhì to leave in place; to set aside (for further use); to retain; to detain; (medicine) indwelling
聲機 liú shēng jī gramophone; phonograph
職 liú zhí to keep an official position; to hold on to one's job
职停薪 liú zhí tíng xīn leave of absence without pay (Tw)