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留liúto stay

HSK 4word

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留 (liú) means "to stay" and "to keep." As to stay, it appears in 他留在家里 (He stayed at home) and 今天晚上你留在这里吧 (Stay here this evening). As to keep, it appears in 我给你留了一个苹果 (I kept an apple for you). A speaker also says 我给你留了一个房间 (I kept a room for you).

What does 留 mean?

  1. 1.

    to stayverb

  2. 2.

    to keepverb

What does the character 留 mean?

  • 留to stay

How do you use 留?

See it in 他留在家里, 今天晚上你留在这里吧 and 我给你留了一个苹果.

What are some examples of 留 in a sentence?

  1. 他留在家里。

    Tā liú zài jiā li.

    He stayed at home.

  2. 今天晚上你留在这里吧。

    Jīntiān wǎnshang nǐ liú zài zhèlǐ ba.

    Stay here this evening.

  3. 我给你留了一个苹果。

    Wǒ gěi nǐ liú le yí ge píngguǒ.

    I kept an apple for you.

How is 留 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你明天走吗?

    Nǐ míngtiān zǒu ma?

    Are you leaving tomorrow?

  2. Speaker B:

    不,我留在这里。

    Bù, wǒ liú zài zhèlǐ.

    No, I am staying here.

  3. Speaker A:

    太好了!我给你留了一个房间。

    Tài hǎo le! Wǒ gěi nǐ liú le yí ge fángjiān.

    Great! I kept a room for you.

  4. Speaker B:

    谢谢你。

    Xièxie nǐ.

    Thank you.

Can you use 留 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他___在家里。 (He stayed at home.)
  2. 2.What does 我给你留了一个苹果。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 今天晚上你___在这里吧。 (Stay here this evening.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.