留有餘地 liú yǒu yú dì

to leave some leeway; to allow for the unpredictable

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to leave some leeway
  2. 2. to allow for the unpredictable

Characters

Character Meaning
留 liú HSK 3
to stay; to remain; to keep
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
餘 yú
remaining; surplus; extra
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly