留住
liú zhù
Pinyin

Definition

留住
 - 
liú zhù
  1. to ask sb to stay
  2. to keep sb for the night
  3. to await (classical)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

留
liú
  1. 1 old variant of 留[liú]
住
zhù
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to stay
  4. 4 to reside
  5. 5 to stop
  6. 6 (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
记住
jì zhu
  1. 1 to remember
  2. 2 to bear in mind
  3. 3 to learn by heart
住宅
zhù zhái
  1. 1 residence
  2. 2 tenement
住宿
zhù sù
  1. 1 to stay at
  2. 2 lodging
  3. 3 accommodation
住房
zhù fáng
  1. 1 housing
住院
zhù yuàn
  1. 1 to be in hospital
  2. 2 to be hospitalized
保留
bǎo liú
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to retain
  3. 3 to have reservations (about sth)
  4. 4 to hold back (from saying sth)
  5. 5 to put aside for later
停留
tíng liú
  1. 1 to stay somewhere temporarily
  2. 2 to stop over
入住
rù zhù
  1. 1 to check in (at a hotel etc)
守住
shǒu zhu
  1. 1 to hold on to
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to guard
居住
jū zhù
  1. 1 to reside
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to live in a place
  4. 4 resident in
抓住
zhuā zhù
  1. 1 to grab
  2. 2 to capture
挽留
wǎn liú
  1. 1 to urge to stay
  2. 2 to detain
挂住
guà zhù
  1. 1 to get caught (entangled)
  2. 2 to catch (on sth)
握住
wò zhù
  1. 1 to grip
  2. 2 to hold
捂住
wǔ zhù
  1. 1 to cover
  2. 2 to bury one's face
挡住
dǎng zhù
  1. 1 to obstruct
收留
shōu liú
  1. 1 to offer shelter
  2. 2 to have sb in one's care
残留
cán liú
  1. 1 to remain
  2. 2 left over
  3. 3 surplus
  4. 4 remnant

Idioms (5)

女大不中留
nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú
  1. 1 when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng
  1. 1 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
  2. 2 Do not judge me too harshly.
  3. 3 Look favorably on my humble efforts.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
  1. 1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
  1. 1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
  1. 1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

但即使反射出去了，因为稀薄的大气层，水星在需要留住太阳光的温度时仍然留不住，所以到了晚上，温度又会急速下降到零下173摄氏度。
dàn jíshǐ fǎnshè chūqù le ，yīnwèi xībó de dàqìcéng ，Shuǐxīng zài xūyào liúzhù tàiyángguāng de wēndù shí réngrán liú bù zhù ，suǒyǐ dào le wǎnshang ，wēndù yòu huì jísù xiàjiàng dào língxià yībǎiqīshísān Shèshìdù 。
But even though the sunlight reflected, Mercury can't remain the heat of sunlight owing to the thin layer of atmosphere. So when night arrives, the temperature nosedives to -173 degree celsius.
Go to Lesson 
温差如此大，液态水自然难以留住。
wēnchā rúcǐ dà ，yètàishuǐ zìrán nányǐ liúzhù 。
By how dramatically the temperature would drop, it is hard to remain liquid water.
Go to Lesson