留言
liú yán
Pinyin

Definition

留言
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liú yán
  1. to leave a message
  2. to leave one's comments
  3. message

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

留
liú
  1. 1 old variant of 留[liú]
停留
tíng liú
  1. 1 to stay somewhere temporarily
  2. 2 to stop over
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
留给
liú gěi
  1. 1 to set aside for
留言
liú yán
  1. 1 to leave a message
  2. 2 to leave one's comments
  3. 3 message
箴言
zhēn yán
  1. 1 admonition
  2. 2 exhortation
  3. 3 dictum
  4. 4 the biblical Book of Proverbs
言
yán
  1. 1 words
  2. 2 speech
  3. 3 to say
  4. 4 to talk
语言
yǔ yán
  1. 1 language
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
谎言
huǎng yán
  1. 1 lie
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
不言而喻
bù yán ér yù
  1. 1 it goes without saying
  2. 2 it is self-evident
代言
dài yán
  1. 1 to be a spokesperson
  2. 2 to be an ambassador (for a brand)
  3. 3 to endorse
代言人
dài yán rén
  1. 1 spokesperson
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
传言
chuán yán
  1. 1 rumor
  2. 2 hearsay
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
  1. 1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
  2. 2 talking nonstop
去留
qù liú
  1. 1 going or staying
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
  1. 1 just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
名言
míng yán
  1. 1 saying
  2. 2 famous remark

Idioms (20)

一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
  1. 1 every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2 in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
  2. 2 words of enormous weight
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
  2. 2 beyond description
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep silent
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)

Sample Sentences

快快快，赶紧地赶紧地把手机打开啦，还有一分钟，我堂妹她今儿个给自己的品牌做直播啦，你们快捧场，要留言啊，送个跑车什么的，花了钱来我这儿报销。
kuài kuài kuài ，gǎnjǐn de gǎnjǐn de bǎ shǒujī dǎkāi la ，háiyǒu yīfēnzhōng ，wǒ tángmèi tā jīnrge gěi zìjǐ de pǐnpái zuò zhíbō la ，nǐmen kuài pěngchǎng ，yào liúyán ā ，sòng gè pǎochē shénme de ，huā le qián lái wǒ zhèr bàoxiāo 。
Quick, quick, quick! Hurry up and turn on your phone. There's still one minute, my cousin is doing a live stream for her own brand, hurry and show your support. You have to leave a message. Send her some red envelopes, or a race car, if you spend money you can report your expenses with me.
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需要给他留言吗？
xūyào gěi tā liúyán ma ？
Would you like to leave a message?
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各位观众朋友大家好，欢迎收看今天的节目，别忘了，节目进行的过程中，随时可以到我们的网站留言。好，我们欢迎今天的特别来宾，吴任。吴任，欢迎你。
gèwèi guānzhòngpéngyou dàjiā hǎo ，huānyíng shōukàn jīntiān de jiémù ，bié wàng le ，jiémù jìnxíng de guòchéng zhōng ，suíshí kěyǐ dào wǒmen de wǎngzhàn liúyán 。hǎo ，wǒmen huānyíng jīntiān de tèbié láibīn ，Wú Rèn 。Wú Rèn ，huānyíng nǐ 。
Hello ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today's show. Don't forget, at any time during the show, you can leave a message on our website. OK, let's welcome today's specials guest, Wu Ren. Welcome Wu Ren.
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官员又失言，日前地方首长视察水灾受灾地区时，一句“叫我来能做什么？”引起轩然大波，网民纷纷上网留言，表示应该选他为“年度最诚实官员”，今天稍早，于县府召开记者会，我们来看看现场的画面。
guānyuán yòu shīyán ，rìqián dìfang shǒucháng shìchá shuǐzāi shòuzāi dìqū shí ，yī jù “jiào wǒ lái néng zuò shénme ？”yǐnqǐ xuānrándàbō ，wǎngmín fēnfēn shàngwǎng liúyán ，biǎoshì yīnggāi xuǎn tā wèi “niándù zuì chéngshí guānyuán ”，jīntiān shāozǎo ，yú xiànfǔ zhàokāi jìzhěhuì ，wǒmen lái kàn kan xiànchǎng de huàmiàn 。
Another official has been shooting his mouth off recently, with the line "What did you expect me to be able to do when you asked me to come here?" whilst visiting an area affected by floods creating a storm of comments online, with netizens saying that he should be voted the most honest official of the year. Let's have a look at the press conference called by the county government.
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通过GPS，他们很快就可以找到你的位置，附近的车子就会马上过来。当然你也可以给他们语音留言。
tōngguò GPS ，tāmen hěnkuài jiù kěyǐ zhǎodào nǐde wèizhì ，fùjìn de chēzi jiù huì mǎshàng guòlái 。dāngrán nǐ yě kěyǐ gěi tāmen yǔyīn liúyán 。
Through GPS they can find your location very quickly and a nearby cab will come by soon. Of course, you can also leave them a voice message.
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既然是更加有针对性的营销，那么一定要绑定用户帐号。然后，应该让客户可以在微信里留言，由我们的客服来解答他们的问题。
jìrán shì gèngjiā yǒu zhēnduìxìng de yíngxiāo ，nàme yīdìng yào bǎngdìng yònghù zhànghào 。ránhòu ，yīnggāi ràng kèhù kěyǐ zài wēixìn lǐ liúyán ，yóu wǒmende kèfú lái jiědá tāmende wèntí 。
Since it's even more focused marketing, then we need to bind the user's account for sure. After that, we should let the customer be able to leave messages on Weixin, and have our customer service answer their questions.
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有一次我刚登录，就看到了他的留言。然后就开始联系了。
yǒu yī cì wǒ gāng dēnglù ，jiù kàndào le tā de liúyán 。ránhòu jiù kāishǐ liánxì le 。
One time after I had just logged in, I saw that he had left me a message. After that, we starting talking.
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电话空响）对不起，电话无人接听。请在提示音后留言，或稍候再拨。
diànhuà kōng xiǎng ）duìbuqǐ ，diànhuà wúrén jiētīng 。qǐng zài tíshì yīn hòu liúyán ，huò shāohòu zài bō 。
(dead air) I'm sorry, there is no answer. Please leave a message after the tone, or call again later.
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彩铃声----中文流行歌曲）你好，我现在无法接听电话。请在铃声后留言，我会尽快与你联络。
cǎilíng shēng ----Zhōngwén liúxíng gēqǔ ）nǐhǎo ，wǒ xiànzài wúfǎ jiētīng diànhuà 。qǐng zài língshēng hòu liúyán ，wǒ huì jǐnkuài yǔ nǐ liánluò 。
(phone ringing--Chinese pop songs) Hello, I can't come to the phone right now. Please leave a message after the tone, I will get back to you as soon as possible.
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是啊。大家可以留言，讨论课程，还可以交朋友。对了，还有博客。还有很多我来不及说。
shì a 。dàjiā kěyǐ liúyán ，tǎolùn kèchéng ，hái kěyǐ jiāo péngyou 。duì le ，hái yǒu bókè 。hái yǒu hěn duō wǒ láibují shuō 。
Yeah. Everyone can leave comments on the lessons, and can leave messages for each other. Oh, and there is also a blog. Plus a lot more I don't have time to tell you about.
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