留 liú in a sentence
Stay (remain - leave - be mindful - maneuver)
留 (liú) means Stay (remain - leave - be mindful - maneuver). Below are 12 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请把你的电话号码 留 下。
Qǐng bǎ nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ liú xià.
Please leave your phone number.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 留
我姐姐在国外 留 学。
Wǒ jiějie zài guówài liúxué.
My older sister is studying abroad.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 留学
请 留 下你的电话号码。
Qǐng liú xià nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ.
Please leave your telephone number.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 号码
请 留 下你的联系信息。
Qǐng liú xià nǐ de liánxì xìnxī.
Please leave your contact information.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 信息
我打算明年去中国 留 学。
Wǒ dǎsuàn míngnián qù Zhōngguó liúxué.
I plan to go and study in China next year.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 打算
留 学以前要先学好汉语。
Liúxué yǐqián yào xiān xuéhǎo Hànyǔ.
Before studying abroad you should learn Chinese well first.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 留学
我希望有机会去中国 留 学。
Wǒ xīwàng yǒu jīhuì qù Zhōngguó liúxué.
I hope to have the chance to study in China.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 机会
他给我 留 下了很深的印象。
Tā gěi wǒ liú xià le hěn shēn de yìnxiàng.
He made a deep impression on me.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 深
这个城市给我 留 下了很深的印象。
Zhège chéngshì gěi wǒ liú xià le hěn shēn de yìnxiàng.
This city left a deep impression on me.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 印象
From the travel phrasebook
我保 留 了聊天记录。
Wǒ bǎoliú le liáotiān jìlù.
I've kept the chat log.
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
Words that contain 留
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 留
How is 留 used in a sentence?
This page shows 12 sentences using 留 (liú, "Stay (remain - leave - be mindful - maneuver)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 留 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 留 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 留 an HSK word?
Yes — 留 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 留?
The dictionary page for 留 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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