遗
留

To leave behind in Chinese: 遗留 (yí liú)

yí liú

to leave behind

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

Definitions

  1. 1to leave behind
  2. 2to hand down

Stroke order

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遗
留

Zhuyin

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ㄧˊ

yí

ㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧㄡˊ

liú

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

遗留

Simplified

遺留

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这是历史遗留下来的问题。

    zhè shì lì shǐ yí liú xià lái de wèn tí。

    This is a problem left over from history.

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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

遗憾

yí hàn

regret

留下

liú xià

to leave behind

遗产

yí chǎn

heritage

遗传

yí chuán

heredity

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

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