Usage of the character 留

(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded
(of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger

liúbù

留步

[留步]

(said by departing guest) no need to see me out

liúbái

留白

[留白]

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)

liúnàn

留难

[留難]

to make sth difficult
to create obstacles

liúcún

留存

[留存]

to keep
to preserve
extant
to remain (from the past)

zhùliú

驻留

[駐留]

to stay
to remain
to linger
(computing) to reside
resident (program etc)

tíngliú

停留

[停留]

to stay somewhere temporarily
to stop over

liúzhù

留住

[留住]

to ask sb to stay
to keep sb for the night
to await (classical)

míliú

弥留

[彌留]

seriously ill and about to die

liúyǐng

留影

[留影]

to take a photo as a souvenir
a souvenir photo

liútáng

留堂

[留堂]

to stay behind (after class)
to be given detention
detention

liúkòng

留空

[留空]

to leave blank space in a document
to leave some time free

dòuliú

逗留

[逗留]

to stay at
to stop over

liúyán

留言

[留言]

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

liúqíng

留情

[留情]

to relent (to spare sb's feelings)
to show mercy or forgiveness
to forbear
lenient

liúhuà

留话

[留話]

to leave word
to leave a message

qùliú

去留

[去留]

going or staying

liúxīn

留心

[留心]

to be careful; to pay attention to

liúmíng

留名

[留名]

to leave one's name
to leave one's mark

liúguān

留观

[留觀]

(medicine) to remain in hospital under observation

liúxià

留下

[留下]

to leave behind
to stay behind
to remain
to keep
not to let (sb) go

liúshén

留神

[留神]

to take care
to be careful

liúdǐ

留底

[留底]

to keep a copy
copy kept for archiving
to put aside a portion (of a money sum)

liúyǒu

留有

[留有]

to remain in existence
to retain

zǔliú

阻留

[阻留]

to intercept
interception

liúzhēn

留针

[留針]

to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)

liúyuàn

留院

[留院]

to remain in the hospital

liúliàn

留恋

[留戀]

reluctant to leave
to hate to have to go
to recall fondly

yùliú

预留

[預留]

to set aside
to reserve

liúniǎo

留鸟

[留鳥]

nonmigratory bird

liúsù

留宿

[留宿]

to put up a guest
to stay overnight

liúxiào

留校

[留校]

to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation
to remain at school during vacation

Liúníwàng

留尼旺

[留尼旺]

Réunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department) (Tw)

liúyánbù

留言簿

[留言簿]

visitor's book
CL:本 (běn)

liúlánxiāng

留兰香

[留蘭香]

spearmint

Liúbà Xiàn

留坝县

[留壩縣]

Liuba County in Hanzhong 漢中／汉中 ( Hànzhōng), Shaanxi

liúyúdì

留余地

[留餘地]

to leave room to maneuver; to leave a margin for error

zìliúshān

自留山

[自留山]

hilly land allotted for private use

Liúlǐkè

留里克

[留里克]

Rurik (c. 830-879), Varangian chieftain of the Rus' people

Liúníwāng

留尼汪

[留尼汪]

Réunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department)

jūliúsuǒ

拘留所

[拘留所]

detention center
prison

bǎoliúqū

保留区

[保留區]

reservation (for an ethnic minority)

Zhìliújì

志留纪

[志留紀]

Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)

zhìliúfēng

滞留锋

[滯留鋒]

stationary front (meteorology)

liúwěiba

留尾巴

[留尾巴]

to leave loose ends
to leave matters unresolved

zìliúdì

自留地

[自留地]

private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm

Yīliúshēn

伊留申

[伊留申]

Ilyushin, Russian plane maker

shōuliúsuǒ

收留所

[收留所]

shelter
refuge

liúhòulù

留后路

[留後路]

to leave oneself a way out

Gǒngliú Xiàn

巩留县

[鞏留縣]

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 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

liúyīshǒu

留一手

[留一手]

to hold back a trick
not to divulge all one's trade secrets

cánliúwù

残留物

[殘留物]

remnant
residue
material left over

jūliúzhèng

居留证

[居留證]

residence permit

Túnliú Xiàn

屯留县

[屯留縣]

Tunliu County in Changzhi 長治／长治 ( Chángzhi), Shanxi

liúyánběn

留言本

[留言本]

guestbook

jūliúquán

居留权

[居留權]

right of abode (law)

liúshēngjī

留声机

[留聲機]

gramophone
phonograph

liúxuéshēng

留学生

[留學生]

student studying abroad
(foreign) exchange student
CL:個／个 (gè),位 (wèi)

Wèi Liúchéng

卫留成

[衛留成]

Wei Liucheng (1946-), fifth governor of Hainan

liúhuókǒu

留活口

[留活口]

to capture alive a criminal (or enemy etc) for interrogation
(of a perpetrator) to let a witness live

Zhìliúxì

志留系

[志留系]

Silurian system (geology)
see 志留紀／志留纪

liúliánguǒ

留连果

[留連果]

variant of 榴槤果／榴梿果, durian fruit

bǎoliújùmù

保留剧目

[保留劇目]

repertory
repertoire
repertory item

liúshǒu'értóng

留守儿童

[留守兒童]

"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

liúliánlùnshī

留连论诗

[留連論詩]