残
留

To remain in Chinese: 残留 (cán liú)

cán liú

to remain

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 殘留1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to remain; to be left over
  2. 2residual; remnant
  3. 3residue

Stroke order

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残
留

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ㄘㄢˊ

cán

ㄘ/ cㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧㄡˊ

liú

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

残留

Simplified

殘留

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 蔬菜上可能残留着一些农药。

    shū cài shàng kě néng cán liú zhe yì xiē nóng yào。

    There may be some pesticide residue left on the vegetables.

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Related words

留

liú

to leave (a message etc)

残

cán

to destroy

留学

liú xué

to study abroad

保留

bǎo liú

to keep

残疾

cán jí

disabled

留下

liú xià

to leave behind

停留

tíng liú

to stay somewhere temporarily

残酷

cán kù

cruel

留言

liú yán

to leave a message

残缺

cán quē

badly damaged

残忍

cán rěn

cruel

拘留

jū liú

to detain (a prisoner)

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