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Mandarin liú
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 liú old variant of 留[liu2]
Results beginning with 留
 liú yán to leave a message / to leave one's comments / message
 liú xià to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go
 liú xué to study abroad
 liú gěi to set aside for
 liú yì to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of
 liú zhù to ask sb to stay / to keep sb for the night / to await (classical)
 liú liàn reluctant to leave / to hate to have to go / to recall fondly
 liú kōng leave blank spaces in writing
 liú kòng to leave blank space in a document / to leave some time free
 liú qíng to relent (to spare sb's feelings) / to show mercy or forgiveness / to forbear / lenient
 liú yǒu to remain in existence / to retain
 liú xīn to be careful / to pay attention to
 liú shǒu to stay behind to take care of things
 liú niàn to keep as a souvenir / to recall fondly
 liú shén to take care / to be careful
 liú cún to keep / to preserve / extant / to remain (from the past)
 liú yǐng to take a photo as a souvenir / a souvenir photo
 liú xiào to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation / to remain at school during vacation
 liú dài to leave sth for later / to postpone (work, a decision etc)
 liú lián variant of 流連|流连[liu2 lian2]
宿 liú sù to put up a guest / to stay overnight
 liú yáng to study abroad (old term) / same as 留學|留学
 liú rèn to remain in office / to hold on to one's job
 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out
 liú zhì to leave in place / to set aside (for further use) / to retain / to detain / (medicine) indwelling
 liú jí to repeat a year in school
 liú yòng to keep for use / to retain sth / to keep sb in his job
 liú zuò to set aside for / to keep as
 liú zhù to keep stationed (of troops) / to remain as a garrison
 liú chéng to retain a portion (of profits etc)
 liú zhí to keep an official position / to hold on to one's job
 liú chuán to bequeath (to later generations) / a legacy
 liú kè to ask a guest to stay / to detain a guest
 liú dǐ to keep a copy / copy kept for archiving / to put aside a portion (of a money sum)
 liú nàn to make sth difficult / to create obstacles
 Liú Yuán Lingering Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
 Liú bà Liuba County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
 liú bái to leave a message / to leave some empty space in a work of art / to leave idle moments (in one's life, a theater play etc)
 liú bān to repeat a year in school
 liú bié a departing gift / a souvenir on leaving / a poem to mark one's departure
 liú dū the old capital (after a move)
 liú fàn to put some food aside for sb / to invite sb to stay for a meal / invitation to dinner
 liú guān (medicine) to remain in hospital under observation
 liú hǎi see 劉海|刘海[liu2 hai3]
 liú huà to leave word / to leave a message
 liú mén to leave the door unlocked for sb
 liú míng to leave one's name / to leave behind a reputation / to be remembered (in history)
 liú niǎo nonmigratory bird
 liú táng to stay behind (after class) / to be given detention / detention
 liú tí extemporaneous thoughts noted down after a visit
 liú yàng retention sample / (of a manufacturer, esp. of food or drugs) to retain a sample of a batch of a product (abbr. for 保留樣品|保留样品[bao3 liu2 yang4 pin3])
 liú yī to be hospitalized
 liú yí to leave behind / sb's legacy
 liú yǐn edema (accumulation of interstitial fluids in internal organs) / dropsy
 liú yuàn to remain in the hospital
 liú zhēn to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)
 liú zhǒng to keep a seed stock / seed held back for planting
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 liú yán běn guestbook
 liú xué shēng student studying abroad / (foreign) exchange student / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
簿 liú yán bù visitor's book / CL:本[ben3]
 liú shēng jī gramophone / phonograph
 liú yī shǒu to hold back a trick / not to divulge all one's trade secrets
 liú zhì quán lien
 liú yú dì to leave room to maneuver / to leave a margin for error
 liú hòu lù to leave oneself a way out
 Liú bà Xiàn Liuba County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
 liú chéng r a retained portion (of a sum of money) / to hold back a percentage (of the takings)
 liú lán xiāng spearmint
 liú lián guǒ variant of 榴槤果|榴梿果, durian fruit
 Liú lǐ kè Rurik (c. 830-879), Varangian chieftain of the Rus' people
 Liú ní wāng Réunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department)
 Liú ní wàng Réunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department) (Tw)
 liú wěi ba to leave loose ends / to leave matters unresolved
 liú yǒu yú dì to leave some leeway / to allow for the unpredictable
  order of retention
  retention quotas
 liú chǔ jī zhì set aside mechanism
 liú cún shōu yì retained earnings
 liú fāng bǎi shì a good reputation to last a hundred generations
 liú fāng qiān gǔ a good reputation to last down the generations
 liú jūn bì yè troops remaining stationed in Ye / fig. a hardship posting
 liú lián lùn shī to continue to discuss a poem over a long period
 liú rèn jiǎng jīn retention bonus
 liú shǒu ér tóng "left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them
 liú shǒu jī zhì residual mechanism
 liú xīn yǎn r to be on the alert / to keep one's eyes open
 liú zhí tíng xīn leave of absence without pay (Tw)
  seed tree cutting / seed tree method
 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
Approximate Results for 留
 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later
 tíng liú to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over
 cán liú to remain / left over / surplus / remnant
 yí liú to leave behind / to hand down
 wǎn liú to urge to stay / to detain
 yù liú to set aside / to reserve
 jū liú to detain (a prisoner) / to keep sb in custody
 dòu liú to stay at / to stop over
 zhì liú to detain / retention
 shōu liú to offer shelter / to have sb in one's care
 qù liú going or staying
 kòu liú to detain / to arrest / to hold / to confiscate
 jū liú residence / to reside
 zhù liú to stay / to remain / to linger / (computing) to reside / resident (program etc)
 jiǔ liú to stay for a long time
 cún liú remaining / extant
 tí liú to withdraw (money) and retain it
 mí liú seriously ill and about to die
 jī liú to stay / to detain
 gōu liú to stay / to stop over / to break one's journey
 Gǒng liú Gongliu County or Toqquztara nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
 Tún liú Tunliu county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi
 xī liú to absorb / to take in and retain
 yān liú to stay for a long period
 yú liú remainder / fractional part (after the decimal point) / unfinished
 zhū liú retention (medicine)
 zǔ liú to intercept / interception
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 zì liú dì private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm
 cán liú wù remnant / residue / material left over
 jū liú suǒ detention center / prison
 jū liú zhèng residence permit
 jū liú quán right of abode (law)
 Wèi Liú chéng Wei Liucheng (1946-), fifth governor of Hainan
  residual tree / remaining tree
  reserving State
 bǎo liú fǎ set-aside scheme
 bǎo liú qū reservation (for an ethnic minority)
 cán liú hú remnant arc / inactive arc
 Gǒng liú xiàn Gongliu County or Toqquztara nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
 jū liú zhèng detention certificate
 shōu liú suǒ shelter / refuge
 Tún liú xiàn Tunliu county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi
 wú bǎo liú without reservation / not holding anything back / unconditional
线 xì liú xiàn tethering wire / tether wire
 Yī liú shēn Ilyushin, Russian plane maker
 zhì liú fēng stationary front (meteorology)
 Zhì liú jì Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)
 Zhì liú xì Silurian system (geology) / see 志留紀|志留纪
 zì liú shān hilly land allotted for private use
 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.
 xíng shì jū liú to detain as criminal / criminal detention
 xíng zhèng jū liú to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less / administrative detention
 mí liú zhī jì on one's deathbed / at the point of death
  vacant post / vacant position
  retained dose
  retained dose
  custodial sentence / custodial sanction
  retention index
  carry-over effect
  surface retention
  investigative detention
  legacy munitions
  stopover
  seed stock
  seed stock
  salt residues
  stay permit
  off-reserve
  on-reserve
  aircraft tiedown / aircraft picketing
 Aì liú gēn nà Eriugena, John Scottus (c. 810-880) Irish poet, theologian, and philosopher of Neoplatonism
 bǎo liú jù mù repertory / repertoire / repertory item
 bǎo liú qū yù Reserved Area
 bǎo liú tiáo kuǎn saving clause
 bǎo liú xǔ kě retention license / retention permit
 bǎo liú yàng běn retention sample / retention specimen
 bèi jū liú zhě detainee
 cán liú jìng gǔ tibial stump
 háo bù liú qíng to show no quarter / ruthless / relentless
 háo wú bǎo liú to hold nothing back / without reservation
 hū jiào bǎo liú call hold / hold
 jié liú sǔn shī interception losses
 jié liú yí yòng lapping
 jū liú shè shī Detention Unit / Detention Facilities
 tì fà liú biàn to shave the head but keep the queue
 tíng liú guò yè remain over night
 tíng liú shí jiān residence time (1) / lifetime / chemical residence time
 tíng xīn liú zhí leave of absence without pay
 wáng bù liú xíng cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis) / cowherb seeds (used in TCM)
 yú liú shì wù unfinished business
 zhì liú shí jiān residence time (1) / lifetime / chemical residence time
 zhù liú shí jiān gaze duration
 nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
  unqualified opinion
  qualified opinion
  custodial arrest
  shellfish reserve
  residual saturation
  outright transfer
  high-sulphur residues
  extractive reserve
  Native Reserves
  remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war
  game reserves
  in-country period
  pre-trial detainee
  non-custodial measure / non custodial sanction
  retention harvesting
 A1 liú shēn Qún dǎo Aleutian Islands (trailing 2250 km southwest of Alaska almost down to Kamtchatka)
 bàn bǎo liú fù zhì semiconservative replication
 cán liú xìng nóng yào persistent pesticide
 dàng àn bǎo liú qī record retention
 gāo qiáo liú měi zǐ Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist
 Gāo qiáo Liú měi zǐ Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist
 jì lù bǎo liú qī record retention
 kòu liú rén zhì zhě hostage-taker
 qī liú hán shuǐ céng perched aquifer / perched water
 yǒng jiǔ jū liú quán permanent residency
 yǒng jiǔ jū liú zhèng permanent residency permit
 zòng tíng liú shí jiān gaze duration
  surface retention
  indoor residual spraying
  cachot / centre de détention communal
  remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war
  European Convention on Establishment
  temporarily vacant position
  authorized retained surplus
 gōng zuò rén yuán liú yòng staff retention
 huǒ chǎng liú shǒu fēn duì detachment left to provide covering fire
 lián hé guó jū liú suǒ United Nations Detention Facility
 Mǎ kě ˇ Aò lēi liú Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor
· Mǎ kě ˇ Aò lēi liú Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor
 tí xǐng bèi jū liú rén caution to detained persons
 yú liú wú fú hào shù unsigned remainder (i.e. the remainder after rounding to the nearest integer)
"幽"被  ghost detainee
  explosive remnants of war
  "retentionist " country
  chemical residence time
  prisoner-of-war cage / POW cage / prisoner-of-war collecting point
  disappeared detainees
  Detained Escort Officer
 huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
  Forest Retention Incentive Scheme
  Aleut International Association
  Sessional Working Group on Detention
  unacknowledged detention
 rèn yì jū liú wèn tí gōng zuò zǔ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
  Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War / Protocol V
  Defence Counsel and Detention Management Section
  landmines and explosive remnants of war
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