留[liú]

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1. remain; stay

♦ 你~在原地。 Stay where you are.

♦ 会后你~一下。 Will you please remain after the meeting.

2. reside in a foreign country to study

♦ ~日 study in Japan

♦ ~美 study in the U.S.

3. ask sb. to stay; keep sb. where he is

♦ 他们一定要~我们吃午饭。 They pressed us to stay for lunch.

♦ 那我就不~你了。 In that case I won't keep you any longer.

4. pay attention to

♦ 留心

5. reserve; keep; save

♦ ~座位 reserve a seat for sb.

♦ 把钱~起来, 以后用。 Save the money for use later on.

6. let grow; grow; wear

♦ ~胡子 grow a beard (or moustache)

♦ ~小辫儿 wear plaits (or braids); wear one's hair in plaits (or braids)

7. accept (sth. given); take

♦ 我们的邻居想把五只小猫都给我们, 我们只~了一只。 Our neighbours wanted to give us all of their five kittens, but we only took one.

8. leave behind

♦ 给她~个条。 Leave a note for her.

♦ 请他~个地址。 Ask him to leave his address.