留 liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- Made of
- 卯 4th terrestrial branch 田 field, farm, arable land
留意
liúyì
to pay attention; to take notice
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 研究跨文化交流时，必须留意沉默本身可能传递的意义。 Yánjiū kuà wénhuà jiāoliú shí, bìxū liúyì chénmò běnshēn kěnéng chuándì de yìyì. When studying cross-cultural communication, one must pay attention to the meanings silence itself may convey.
- 出门前请留意天气预报，别忘了带伞。 Chūmén qián qǐng liúyì tiānqì yùbào, bié wàng le dài sǎn. Before going out, please check the weather forecast and don't forget your umbrella.
- 你有没有留意到，最近楼下新开了一家面包店？ Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu liúyì dào, zuìjìn lóu xià xīn kāi le yì jiā miànbāodiàn? Have you noticed that a new bakery recently opened downstairs?
Related words
- 留 liú to stay; to leave behind
- 留下 liúxià to stay behind; to leave behind
- 留学生 liúxuéshēng international student
- 保留 bǎoliú to keep; to save
- 留学 liúxué to study abroad
- 停留 tíngliú to stay; to stop briefly
- 残留 cánliú to remain; residue
- 逗留 dòuliú to stay; to stop over; to linger
- 拘留 jūliú to detain; detention
- 扣留 kòuliú to detain; to withhold
- 留恋 liúliàn to be reluctant to leave; to be attached to
- 留念 liúniàn to keep as a souvenir; to take as a memento