留
言

To leave a message in Chinese: 留言 (liú yán)

liú yán

to leave a message

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to leave a message
  2. 2to leave one's comments
  3. 3message

Stroke order

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留
言

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄡˊ

liú

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我不在的时候，请给我留言。

    wǒ bú zài de shí hòu， qǐng gěi wǒ liú yán。

    When I'm not around, please leave me a message.

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Related words

留

liú

to leave (a message etc)

留学

liú xué

to study abroad

语言

yǔ yán

language

保留

bǎo liú

to keep

发言

fā yán

to make a speech

留下

liú xià

to leave behind

停留

tíng liú

to stay somewhere temporarily

言语

yán yǔ

words

传言

chuán yán

rumor

残留

cán liú

to remain

方言

fāng yán

topolect

谎言

huǎng yán

lie

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