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留下 (liú xia): To leave behind (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 4
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留 • liú • remain • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
liú留

remain

下 • xià • down; below • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
xià下

down; below

Word Info

Pinyinliú xia
Meaningto leave behind
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 留下.

Words with 留
  • 留学liú xuéstudy abroad
  • 留学生liú xué shēngstudent studying abroad
  • 保留bǎo liúcontinue to have; persist; to retain; hold back
  • 停留tíng liúto stay somewhere temporarily
  • 留言liú yánto leave a message
  • 拘留jū liúdetain; hold in custody; intern
  • 残留cán liúremain; be left over; residual
  • 滞留zhì liúbe detained; be held up
Words with 下
  • 下午xià wǔafternoon
  • 下班xià bānto finish work
  • 下课xià kèto finish class
  • 下雨xià yǔrain
一下
yī xià
[used after a verb] give something a go
  • 下去xià quto go down
  • 下来xià laito come down
  • 下面xià miànbelow
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 留下

    sī斯
    rén人
    yǐ已
    qù去
    ，
    liú留
    xia下
    měi美
    hǎo好
    huí回
    yì忆
    。
    That person has left, leaving behind beautiful memories.
    tā他
    de的
    jǔ举
    zhǐ止
    bīn彬
    bīn彬
    ，
    gěi给
    rén人
    jìng敬
    qǐng请
    gè各
    wèi位
    lái来
    bīn宾
    zài在
    qiān签
    míng
    tā他
    xíng行
    shì事
    jǐn谨
    shèn慎
    ，
    cóng从
    bù不
    gěi给
    nà那
    ge个
    gǔ古
    lǎo老
    de的
    wáng王
    guó国
    bìng并
    wèi未
    liú留
    xia下
    hǎo好
    yìn印
    xiàng象
    。
    His elegant demeanor leaves a good impression on people.
    名
    bù簿
    shàng上
    liú留
    xia下
    nín您
    de的
    míng名
    zi字
    。
    Please leave your name in the guestbook.
    rén人
    liú留
    xia下
    rèn任
    hé何
    bǎ把
    bǐng柄
    。
    He acts cautiously and never leaves any handle for others to grasp.
    liú留
    xia下
    rèn任
    hé何
    wén文
    zì字
    jì记
    zǎi载
    。
    That ancient kingdom did not leave behind any written records.