留下liú xiato leave behind
留下 (liú xia) means "to leave behind" or "to stay behind." It appears in 请留下你的电话号码。 (Please leave your phone number.) and 下课后,老师让他留下。 (After class, the teacher asked him to stay behind.) In the dialogue, a teacher asks B to stay after class, B agrees and asks why, and the teacher wants to talk about B's homework.
What does 留下 mean?
- 1.
to leave behindverb
- 2.
to stay behindverb
What do the characters in 留下 mean?
- 留to stay
- 下down
How do you use 留下?
See it in 留下电话号码 and 让他留下
What are some examples of 留下 in a sentence?
How is 留下 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
下课后你能留下吗?
Xiàkè hòu nǐ néng liúxia ma?
Can you stay behind after class?
- Speaker B:
可以,老师。有什么事?
Kěyǐ, lǎoshī. Yǒu shénme shì?
Sure, teacher. What is it?
- Speaker A:
我想跟你说说你的作业。
Wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ shuōshuo nǐ de zuòyè.
I'd like to talk with you about your homework.
- Speaker B:
好的。
Hǎo de.
OK.
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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.