Verbcontinue to have; persist; to retain; hold back

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 保留.
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Character Breakdown

保留 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 保留 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 保留 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith下来
bǎo
liú
xià
lái
neutral
keep (something) down
Adjective + Nounwith节目
bǎo
liú
jié
neutral
repertoire
Adverb + Verbwith完全
wán
quán
bǎo
liú
neutral
completely retain
Verb + Objectwith意见
bǎo
liú
jiàn
formal
reserve one's opinion

Example Sentences with 保留

bǎo
liú
le
zhè
zhāng
zhào
piān
I kept this photo.
jǐn
guǎn
gōng
zhòng
dàn
réng
rán
bǎo
liú
zhe
shǒu
wèn
de
zhí
wèi
Despite the company restructuring, he still retains his position as chief advisor.
nán
dào
suàn
bǎo
liú
rèn
guān
duàn
shǐ
de
zhèng
ma
Don't you intend to preserve any evidence about that period of history?
qǐng
bǎo
liú
hǎo
de
chē
piào
biàn便
jiǎn
piào
Please keep your ticket for inspection.
duì
zhè
ge
chí
bǎo
liú
tài
yào
gèng
duō
shù
zhī
chí
I hold a reserved attitude towards this proposal and need more data to support it.
méi
yǒu
bǎo
liú
rèn
suǒ
yǒu
shì
qíng
dōu
gào
le
He did not hold back any secrets and told me everything.
zhè
jiā
cān
tīng
bǎo
liú
le
chuán
tǒng
de
pēng
rèn
fāng
wèi
dào
hěn
zhèng
zōng
This restaurant preserves traditional cooking methods, so the taste is very authentic.
men
zuì
hǎo
bǎo
liú
xiē
xiàn
jīn
fáng
shǒu
zhī
tǒng
chū
wèn
We'd better keep some cash on hand in case the mobile payment system has issues.