留念
liú niàn
Pinyin

Definition

留念
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liú niàn
  1. to keep as a souvenir
  2. to recall fondly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

留
liú
  1. 1 old variant of 留[liú]
念
niàn
  1. 1 variant of 念[niàn], to read aloud
思念
sī niàn
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to long for
  3. 3 to miss
想念
xiǎng niàn
  1. 1 to miss
  2. 2 to remember with longing
  3. 3 to long to see again
怀念
huái niàn
  1. 1 to cherish the memory of
  2. 2 to think of
  3. 3 reminisce
留下
liú xià
  1. 1 to leave behind
  2. 2 to stay behind
  3. 3 to remain
  4. 4 to keep
  5. 5 not to let (sb) go
纪念
jì niàn
  1. 1 to commemorate
  2. 2 to remember
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
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
信念
xìn niàn
  1. 1 faith
  2. 2 belief
  3. 3 conviction
停留
tíng liú
  1. 1 to stay somewhere temporarily
  2. 2 to stop over
念佛
niàn fó
  1. 1 to pray to Buddha
  2. 2 to chant the names of Buddha
念叨
niàn dao
  1. 1 to talk about often
  2. 2 to reminisce about
  3. 3 to keep repeating
  4. 4 to keep harping on
  5. 5 to discuss
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
念书
niàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
念旧
niàn jiù
  1. 1 to remember old friends
  2. 2 to cherish old friendships
  3. 3 for old time's sake
念头
niàn tou
  1. 1 thought
  2. 2 idea
  3. 3 intention
惦念
diàn niàn
  1. 1 to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind
意念
yì niàn
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 thought
悬念
xuán niàn
  1. 1 suspense in a movie, play etc
  2. 2 concern for sb's welfare
挽留
wǎn liú
  1. 1 to urge to stay
  2. 2 to detain

Idioms (10)

不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
  1. 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
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)
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
  1. 1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (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.
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
  1. 1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
殊深轸念
shū shēn zhěn niàn
  1. 1 extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences
  2. 2 to feel deeply concerned
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.
万念俱灰
wàn niàn jù huī
  1. 1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
  1. 1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

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