Meaning of liú:

liú

留

Verb

old variant of 留[liu2]; to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve; old variant of 留[liu2]

Tā juédìng zài guówài liúxué yī nián.

他决定在国外留学一年。

He decided to study abroad for a year.

Qǐng nín zài zhèlǐ liú yán.

请您在这里留言。

Please leave a message here.

Tā juédìng liú zài Běijīng.

她决定留在北京。

She decided to stay in Beijing.

Wǒ juédìng zài jiālǐ duō liú yī huìr.

我决定在家里多留一会儿。

I decided to stay a little longer at home.

Wèi le gōngzuò, wǒ juédìng liú zài Shànghǎi.

为了工作，我决定留在上海。

For the sake of work, I decided to remain in Shanghai.

Qǐng bǎ zhè fēng xìn liú zhe.

请把这封信留着。

Please keep this letter.

Wǒmen yīnggāi nǔlì liúzhù měihǎo de huíyì.

我们应该努力留住美好的回忆。

We should strive to preserve our beautiful memories.

Wǒ juédìng zài zhèlǐ liú yī duàn shíjiān.

我决定在这里留一段时间。

I have decided to stay here for a while.