留下
liú xià
Pinyin

Definition

留下
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liú xià
  1. to leave behind
  2. to stay behind
  3. to remain
  4. to keep
  5. not to let (sb) go

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
下
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 p.m.
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
留
liú
  1. 1 old variant of 留[liú]
一下子
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
上下
shàng xià
  1. 1 up and down
  2. 2 top and bottom
  3. 3 old and new
  4. 4 length
  5. 5 about
下来
xià lai
  1. 1 to come down
  2. 2 (completed action marker)
  3. 3 (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
  4. 4 (indicates continuation from the past towards us)
  5. 5 to be harvested (of crops)
  6. 6 to be over (of a period of time)
  7. 7 to go among the masses (said of leaders)
下去
xià qù
  1. 1 to go down
  2. 2 to descend
  3. 3 to go on
  4. 4 to continue
  5. 5 (of a servant) to withdraw
下场
xià chǎng
  1. 1 to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
  2. 2 to take part in some activity
  3. 3 to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
下属
xià shǔ
  1. 1 subordinate
  2. 2 underling
下巴
xià ba
  1. 1 chin
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
下厨
xià chú
  1. 1 to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)
  2. 2 to cook
下手
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
下班
xià bān
  1. 1 to finish work
  2. 2 to get off work
下课
xià kè
  1. 1 to finish class
  2. 2 to get out of class
下跌
xià diē
  1. 1 to fall
  2. 2 to tumble
下车
xià chē
  1. 1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
下辈子
xià bèi zi
  1. 1 the next life

Idioms (20)

三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
不愧下学
bù kuì xià xué
  1. 1 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
  1. 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
  1. 1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn
  1. 1 to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles

Sample Sentences

中国唐宋元时期，陆上和海上丝绸之路同步发展，中国、意大利、摩洛哥的旅行家杜环马可波罗、伊本白图泰都在陆上和海上丝绸之路留下了历史印记。15世纪初的明代，中国著名航海家郑和七次远洋航海，留下千古佳话。
Zhōngguó Táng Sòng Yuán shíqī ，lùshàng hé hǎishàng SīchóuzhīLù tóngbù fāzhǎn ，Zhōngguó 、Yìdàlì 、Móluògē de lǚxíngjiā Dùhuán MǎkěBōluó 、Yīběnbáitútài dōu zài lùshàng hé hǎishàng SīchóuzhīLù liúxià le lìshǐ yìnjì 。15 shìjì chū de Míngdài ，Zhōngguó zhùmíng hánghǎijiā ZhèngHé qī cì yuǎnyáng hánghǎi ，liúxià qiāngǔjiāhuà 。
In China’s Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, during the synchronous development of the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road, Chinese, Italian and Moroccan explorers Du Huan, Marco Polo and Ibn Battut, all left traces in the history of the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road. During the Ming Dynasty at the start of the 15th Century, the famous Chinese navigator Zheng He went on seven distant voyages, leaving behind legendary tales.
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王总，这次您大驾光临待会儿会议结束后，您肯定得留下来给我们指导指导。
Wáng Zǒng ，zhècì nín dàjiàguānglín dāihuǐr huìyì jiéshù hòu ，nín kěndìng děi liú xiàlai gěi wǒmen zhǐdǎo zhǐdǎo 。
Mr Wang, given you’ve honoured us by visiting, after the meeting, you have to stay and share some of your wisdom with us.
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哪儿的话，自我介绍嘛，总要让人留下个深刻的印象，对吧，班长？
nǎr5 de huà ，zìwǒ jièshào ma ，zǒngyào ràngrén liúxià gè shēnkè de yìnxiàng ，duìba ，bānzhǎng ？
Not at all, you're just introducing yourself, aren't you! It's always good to leave an impression on people, no, Prez?
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没错，尽管最后以1:4输给了如日中天的OK组合带领的湖人队，但却给球迷们留下了永远难忘的回忆。
méicuò ，jǐnguǎn zuìhòu yǐ yī bǐ sì shū gěi le rúrìzhōngtiān de OKzǔhé dàilǐng de húrénduì ，dàn què gěi qiúmí men liúxià le yǒngyuǎn nánwàng de huíyì 。
That's right, even though in the end they lost 1:4 to the Lakers led by the Shaq-Kobe duo in their heyday, they still gave their fans something to remember.
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你还别说，这西湖的景啊，一共有一百多处呢。这可够我们逛好几天的了。西湖不但景色美，而且人文气息也十分浓厚，其中最著名的莫过于唐代的白居易和宋代的苏轼给西湖留下的诗句了。
nǐ hái bié shuō ，zhè xīhú de jǐng ā ，yīgòng yǒu yībǎiduō chù ne 。zhè kě gòu wǒmen guàng hǎo jǐ tiān de le 。xīhú bùdàn jǐngsè měi ，érqiě rénwén qìxī yě shífēn nónghòu ，qízhōng zuì zhùmíng de mòguòyú tángdài de báijūyì hé Sòng Dài de Sū Shì gěi xīhú liúxià de shījù le 。
Don't even start. There are over one hundred scenic spots at the West Lake. Enough for us to spend several days visiting. It's not just the scenery that is fantastic at West Lake though, the cultural milieu here is also quite rich. Among them the most famous are the lines of poetry on the West Lake left behind by Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi and Song Dynasty poet Su Shi.
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Please leave your contact details, we will get back to you as soon as possible.
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好啊！要不做宝宝印吧，可以留下宝宝的手印和脚印，挺有意义的。
hǎo a ！yàobu zuò bǎobao yìn ba ，kěyǐ liúxià bǎobao de shǒuyìn hé jiǎoyìn ，tǐng yǒuyìyì de 。
OK! What about a making a baby print, we could make a hand print and a footprint, it sounds cool.
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现在社会竞争这么激烈，有条件的话，当然要给孩子最好的教育，我可不想因为没钱而让孩子的教育过程留下什么遗憾，生两个孩子，我们能分给每一个孩子的资源可就少了一半。
xiànzài shèhuì jìngzhēng zhème jīliè ，yǒu tiáojiàn dehuà ，dāngrán yào gěi háizi zuìhǎo de jiàoyù ，wǒ kě bù xiǎng yīnwèi méi qián ér ràng háizi de jiàoyù guòchéng liúxià shénme yíhàn ，shēng liǎng gè háizi ，wǒmen néng fēngěi měiyī gè háizi de zīyuán kě jiù shǎo le yībàn 。
Nowadays competition in society is so fierce. If you have the means, of course you want to give your child the best education. I don't want to be left with regret because I didn't have the money for my child's education. If we have two children, the amount of resources we can give to each child is reduced by half.
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