残留

残留 cánliú

To remain; to be left over; residual; remnant; residue^†

残留 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體殘留 canliu

What 残留 means

To remain; to be left over^†
residual; remnant^†
residue^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 残留, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

残留 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

残

cán

Criple (cruel - remnant)

留

liú

Stay (remain - leave - be mindful - maneuver)

Words that share a character with 残留

How to write 残留

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残留 in a sentence

蔬菜上可能残留农药，要多洗几遍。

Shūcài shang kěnéng cánliú nóngyào, yào duō xǐ jǐ biàn.

Pesticide may remain on the vegetables, so wash them several times.

墙上还残留着当年的标语。

Qiáng shang hái cánliúzhe dāngnián de biāoyǔ.

Slogans from those years still remain on the wall.

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Questions about 残留

What does 残留 mean in English?

残留 is pronounced cánliú and means To remain; to be left over, residual; remnant, residue †.

How do you pronounce 残留?

残留 is cánliú in pinyin — written canliu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 残留?

残留 is written with 2 characters: 残 (cán) Criple (cruel - remnant), 留 (liú) Stay (remain - leave - be mindful - maneuver). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 残留 written in traditional Chinese?

殘留. The simplified form 残留 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 殘留 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced cánliú.

Is 残留 an HSK word?

Yes — 残留 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

参谋 cānmóu 参照 cānzhào 残疾 cánjí 残酷 cánkù 残忍 cánrěn 灿烂 cànlàn 仓促 cāngcù 仓库 cāngkù

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