留
恋

Reluctant to leave in Chinese: 留恋 (liú liàn)

liú liàn

reluctant to leave

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

Definitions

  1. 1reluctant to leave
  2. 2to hate to have to go
  3. 3to recall fondly

Stroke order

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留
恋

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ㄌㄧㄡˊ

liú

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧㄢˋ

liàn

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

留恋

Simplified

留戀

Traditional

Example sentences

See 留恋 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 离开老家时我十分留恋。

    lí kāi lǎo jiā shí wǒ shí fēn liú liàn。

    When leaving my hometown, I was very reluctant to go.

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Related words

留

liú

to leave (a message etc)

留学

liú xué

to study abroad

保留

bǎo liú

to keep

恋爱

liàn ài

(romantic) love

留下

liú xià

to leave behind

停留

tíng liú

to stay somewhere temporarily

留言

liú yán

to leave a message

残留

cán liú

to remain

拘留

jū liú

to detain (a prisoner)

扣留

kòu liú

to detain

留念

liú niàn

to keep as a souvenir

留神

liú shén

to take care

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