留下
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
留下 (liúxià) · to leave behind
留下 (liúxià) means “to leave behind; to stay”. It is written with 2 characters: 留 (to leave (behind)) + 下 (down). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 留下 is built
The characters
留 liú · to leave (behind)
What 留 is made of
- 卯mǎo — 4th terrestrial branch
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 卩jié — seal
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他留下来吃饭了。Tā liú xiàlái chīfàn le.He stayed behind for dinner.
请留下你的名字。Qǐng liúxià nǐ de míngzi.Please leave your name.
Questions about 留下
What does 留下 mean?
留下 (liúxià) means “to leave behind; to stay”.
How do you pronounce 留下?
留下 is pronounced liúxià.
Which HSK level is 留下?
留下 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 留学生liúxuéshēnginternational student
- 保留bǎoliúto keep
- 留学liúxuéto study abroad
- 残留cánliúto remain
- 拘留jūliúto detain
- 留恋liúliànreluctant to leave
- 留念liúniànto keep as a souvenir
- 留神liúshénto be careful
- 遗留yíliúto leave behind
- 滞留zhìliúto be stranded
Learn 留下 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.