留守 (liú shǒu): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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留守
留守
(liú shǒu): Stay behind (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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留 • liú • remain • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
liú
留
remain
守 • shǒu • to guard, defend, or keep watch over • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
shǒu
守
to guard, defend, or keep watch over
4.
Example Sentences with 留守
Fù
父
mǔ
母
wài
外
chū
出
dǎ
打
gōng
工
，
hái
孩
zi
子
zài
在
jiā
家
liú
留
shǒu
守
。
Parents go out to work, and the children stay behind at home.
Tā
他
xuǎn
选
zé
择
liú
留
shǒu
守
zài
在
cūn
村
lǐ
里
zhào
照
gù
顾
lǎo
老
rén
人
。
He chose to stay behind in the village to take care of the elderly.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 留守.
Words with
留
留学
liú xué
study abroad
留学生
liú xué shēng
student studying abroad
留下
liú xià
to leave behind
保留
bǎo liú
continue to have; persist; to retain; hold back
停留
tíng liú
to stay somewhere temporarily
留言
liú yán
to leave a message
拘留
jū liú
detain; hold in custody; intern
残留
cán liú
remain; be left over; residual
Words with
守
遵守
zūn shǒu
observe; abide by; comply with
保守
bǎo shǒu
conservative
守护
shǒu hù
guard; defend; ward
防守
fáng shǒu
defend; guard
坚守
jiān shǒu
Hold fast / stick to
守信
shǒu xìn
keep one's word
守候
shǒu hòu
Wait for / Keep watch
看守
kān shǒu
guard
