留下

Character by character

• 留liú10 strokesHSK 2stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
• 下xià3 strokesHSK 1under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 留下来！

  Liú xià lái

  Stay!

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• 我想要留下。

  Wǒ xiǎng yào liú xià

  I want to stay.

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• 我不能留下。

  Wǒ bù néng liú xià

  I can't stay.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 留下. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 下xiàHSK 1

  down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action

• 下来xià laiHSK 3

  to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)

• 留liúHSK 2

  to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve

• 下午xià wǔHSK 1

  afternoon; p.m.

• 下去xià qùHSK 3

  to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw

• 停下tíng xiàHSK 4

  to stop

• 下面xià miànHSK 3

  below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian]

• 剩下shèng xiàHSK 5

  to remain; to be left over

• 以下yǐ xiàHSK 2

  that level or lower; that amount or less; the following

• 放下fàng xiàHSK 2

  to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)

• 下次xià cìHSK 1

  next time

• 下降xià jiàngHSK 4

  to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease

• 之下zhī xiàHSK 5

  under; beneath; less than

• 地下dì xiàHSK 4

  underground; subterranean; covert

• 保留bǎo liúHSK 3

  to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later

• 接下来jiē xià láiHSK 2

  to accept; to take; next; following

• 下班xià bānHSK 1

  to finish work; to get off work

• 坐下zuò xiaHSK 1

  to sit down

• 天下tiān xiàHSK 6

  land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule

• 楼下lóu xiàHSK 1

  downstairs

• 一下子yī xià ziHSK 5

  in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden

• 下载xià zǎiHSK 4

  to download; also pr. [xià zài]

• 留言liú yánHSK 6

  to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message

• 上下shàng xiàHSK 5

  up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about