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liú

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liú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liú | liu2
English translation
old variant of liú [liú]
to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; 

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About liú

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

liú

Contains the radical

Tián

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Etymology of liú

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Positional decomposition

卯田

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Tián represents the meaning and mǎo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using liú

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家乡 jiāxiāng de dòng 房屋 fáng wū 保留 bǎoliú zhāo .

He is keeping on the house in his hometown.

维修 wéixiū 之后 zhī hòu ,主要 zhǔyào 遗骸 yí hái shèng 馀物 liú zài le 领地 lǐng dì shǎng .

After maintenance the main remains and are left on the domain.

穿着 chuān zhuó 高及膝盖 xīgài de 护腿,留着海象 hǎi xiàng bān 的八字, zhēn shì 古怪 gǔguài de 老家伙 lǎo jiā huo .

He is the queer old duck with the knee - length gaiters and walrus mustache.

ǎi 矮胖胖,和蔼可亲 hé aǐ kě qīn , liú le 嘴怪模怪 yàng de 牙刷 yá shuā shì 的小胡子 hú zi .

He was short and tubby and amiable with an odd little toothbrush moustache.

zài A服务器 fú wù qì shǎng 停留 tíng liú 十亿分之一 zhī yī miǎo .

These emails squatted at Anaheim server cluster a nanosecond.

Words with liú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
liú to retain liú
留下 liú xià to leave behind留下 liú xià
保留 bǎoliú to retain保留 bǎoliú
留言 liú yán message留言 liú yán
留给 liú gěi to set aside for留給
停留 tíng liú to stop over停留 tíng liú
留意 liú yì to be mindful留意 liú yì
留学 liúxué to study abroad留學
拘留 jūliú to detain (a prisoner)拘留 jūliú
残留 cánliú to remain殘留
遗留 yíliú to leave behind遺留
留学生 liú xué shēng student studying abroad留學生
滞留 zhìliú to detain滯留
留恋 liúliàn reluctant to leave留戀
留守 liú shǒu to stay behind to take care of things留守 liú shǒu
留心 liú xīn to be careful留心 liú xīn
收留 shōu liú to offer shelter收留 shōu liú
扣留 kòu liú to detain扣留 kòu liú
逗留 dòu liú to stay at逗留 dòu liú
留念 liúniàn to recall fondly留念 liúniàn
挽留 wǎn liú to detain挽留 wǎn liú
刑事拘留 xíng shì jū liú to detain as criminal刑事拘留 xíng shì jū liú
预留 yù liú to set aside預留
留存 liú cún to keep留存 liú cún

liú Decomposition & Compounds

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liú Decomposition

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liú Compounds

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