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留下

liú xià · liu xia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to leave behind
  2. to stay behind
  3. to remain
  4. to keep
  5. not to let (sb) go
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The note on the table

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)出去(chūqù)一下(yīxià)，在(zài)桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)留下(liúxià)一(yī)张(zhāng)纸条(zhǐtiáo)。

    I'm going out for a bit. I'll leave a note on the table.

  2. Liangliang

    写(xiě)的(de)什么(shénme)？

    What did you write?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)：我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)留下(liúxià)了(le)一个(yīgè)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    I wrote: I left an apple for you.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)只有(zhǐyǒu)一(yī)张(zhāng)纸条(zhǐtiáo)。

    But there's only a note on the table.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？苹果(píngguǒ)呢(ne)？

    What? Where's the apple?

  6. Liangliang

    苹果(píngguǒ)我(wǒ)吃(chī)了(le)，纸条(zhǐtiáo)我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)留下(liúxià)了(le)。

    I ate the apple, but I kept your note for you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)留(liú)下(xià)我(wǒ)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)！

Don't leave me by myself!

Tatoeba: Chinese by cranewang · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)联(lián)系(xì)方(fāng)式(shì)留(liú)下(xià)，我(wǒ)们(men)稍(shāo)后(hòu)回(huí)复(fù)您(nín)。

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留
liú

to leave (a message etc); to retain

下
xià

down; downwards

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