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留下
liúxià
Description
"留下"的意思是让人或东西停在一个地方，不带走，也不离开。
"留下" means to let a person or thing stay in one place, without taking them away or leaving.
我们常常说留下一个人、留下东西，或者留下回忆。
We often say 留下 a person, 留下 things, or 留下 memories.
Meanings
留下liúxià
to stay; to remain in a place
今天很晚了，你就留下吧。
It's very late today, you should stay.
留下liúxià
to leave behind; to keep something
他给我留下了一封信。
He left me a letter.
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Notes
- Etymology
留 (to remain) + 下 (down/result), a resultative compound meaning to make stay or leave behind.
- Nuance
留下 often stresses the result of leaving something behind, unlike 留 which is more general.
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