留守 meaning in English
to stay behind to take care of things
16 strokes
Meaning of 留守
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
liúshǒu
- to stay behind to take care of things
留守 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
你今儿个应当留守。
You should stay at home today.
Stroke order for each character
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留 liú · to leave · 10 strokes
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守 shǒu · to guard · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 留守.
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 留学生 | liúxuéshēng | student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student |
| 保留 | bǎoliú | to keep; to retain |
| 留学 | liúxué | to study abroad |
| 保守 | bǎoshǒu | conservative; to guard |
| 遵守 | zūnshǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) |
| 停留 | tíngliú | to stay for a time; to stop; to remain; to remain (at a stage, level etc) |
| 留言 | liúyán | to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message |
| 防守 | fángshǒu | to defend; to protect (against) |
| 守护 | shǒuhù | to guard; to protect |
| 留意 | liúyì | to be mindful; to pay attention to |
| 拘留 | jūliú | to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody |
Questions about 留守
What does 留守 mean?
留守 (liúshǒu) means "to stay behind to take care of things".
How do you write 留守?
留守 is made of 2 characters: 留 (10 strokes), 守 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.