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留下

liúxià

to stay behind; to leave behind

A person holding another sleeve
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Characters in this word

留 liú

Strokes
10
Radical
田 — field, farm, arable land
Made of
卯 4th terrestrial branch 田 field, farm, arable land

下 xià

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
一 one 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 请留下名字。 Qǐng liúxià míngzi. Please leave your name.
  • 他留下来了。 Tā liúxià lái le. He stayed behind.
  • 我想留下。 Wǒ xiǎng liúxià. I want to stay.

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