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Pronunciation	:	liú

Meaning	:	remain; stay. (v) reside in a foreign country to study. (v) ask somebody to stay; keep somebody where he is. (v) pay attention to. (v) reserver; keep; save. (v) let grow; grow; wear. (v) accept (something given); take. (v) leave behind. (v)
Radical	:	田
Strokes	:	10
Traditional	:	留
Usage	:	22%

Common Words / Phrases:

留级

liú jí

be made to repeat a course at school; fail to go up to the next grade

留念

liú niàn

accept or keep as a souvenir

留心

liú xīn

keep careful account of; be careful

留学

liú xué

study abroad; go abroad for further study

留意

liú yì

be careful; look out

保留

bǎo liú

continue to have; retain

逗留

dòu liú

stay; stop

收留

shōu liú

receive; take sb.in

挽留

wǎn liú

persuade sb.to stay

Sentences:

1. Stay where you are.

tā	liú	zài	yuán	dì	。
他	留	在	原	地	。

2. They pressed us to stay for lunch.

tā	men	yī	dìng	yào	liú	wǒ	men	chī	wǔ	fàn	。
他	们	一	定	要	留	我	们	吃	午	饭	。

他们	:	they
一定	:	certainly, surely
要	:	want to
留	:	ask somebody to stay; keep somebody where he is
我们	:	we, us
吃	:	eat
午饭	:	lunch

3. I’ll see to it.

wǒ	huì	liú	yì	de	。
我	会	留	意	的	。

我	:	I
会	:	will
留意	:	be careful; look out
的	:	(particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression

4. Save the money for use later on.

bǎ	qián	liú	qǐ	lái	，	yǐ	hòu	yòng	。
把	钱	留	起	来	，	以	后	用	。

把	:	used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other expression.
钱	:	money
留	:	keep; save
起来	:	beginning or continuing an action
以后	:	future
用	:	use