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to study abroad
student studying abroad
to leave behind
to keep
to leave a message
to stay somewhere temporarily
to remain
to stay for a while
to detain
to detain sb
reluctant to leave
to keep as a souvenir
Notice where 留 sits in each complete thought.
Don't leave me by myself!
Source: Tatoeba #2052237 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt's not possible to stop here.
Source: Tatoeba #2307203 · CC BY 2.0 FREveryone left except them.
Source: Tatoeba #5581820 · CC BY 2.0 FRAll you have to do is to make a comment.
Source: Tatoeba #1221038 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.