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留念

liúniàn

to keep as a souvenir; to take as a memento

Friends in graduation gowns smile in front of a camera on a tripod
Memory picture

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

念 niàn

Strokes
8
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
今 modern, current 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 代表团在签约仪式结束后合影留念,象征双方合作进入新阶段。 Dàibiǎotuán zài qiānyuē yíshì jiéshù hòu héyǐng liúniàn, xiàngzhēng shuāngfāng hézuò jìnrù xīn jiēduàn. After the signing ceremony, the delegation took a group photo as a memento, symbolising that the cooperation had entered a new stage.
  • 毕业那天,同学们在校门口合影留念。 Bìyè nà tiān, tóngxuémen zài xiàomén kǒu héyǐng liúniàn. On graduation day, the classmates took a group photo at the school gate as a keepsake.
  • 这是我在海边捡的贝壳,带回家留念。 Zhè shì wǒ zài hǎibiān jiǎn de bèiké, dài huí jiā liúniàn. These are shells I picked up by the sea and brought home as a keepsake.

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