留堂
liú táng
Pinyin

Definition

留堂
 - 
liú táng
  1. to stay behind (after class)
  2. to be given detention
  3. detention

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

留
liú
  1. 1 old variant of 留[liú]
天堂
tiān táng
  1. 1 paradise
  2. 2 heaven
留下
liú xià
  1. 1 to leave behind
  2. 2 to stay behind
  3. 3 to remain
  4. 4 to keep
  5. 5 not to let (sb) go
保留
bǎo liú
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to retain
  3. 3 to have reservations (about sth)
  4. 4 to hold back (from saying sth)
  5. 5 to put aside for later
停留
tíng liú
  1. 1 to stay somewhere temporarily
  2. 2 to stop over
去留
qù liú
  1. 1 going or staying
同堂
tóng táng
  1. 1 to live under the same roof (of different generations)
堂
táng
  1. 1 (main) hall
  2. 2 large room for a specific purpose
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
  4. 4 relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  5. 5 of the same clan
  6. 6 classifier for classes, lectures etc
  7. 7 classifier for sets of furniture
堂哥
táng gē
  1. 1 older male patrilineal cousin
堂妹
táng mèi
  1. 1 younger female patrilineal cousin
堂姐
táng jiě
  1. 1 older female patrilineal cousin
堂弟
táng dì
  1. 1 younger male patrilineal cousin
大堂
dà táng
  1. 1 lobby
学堂
xué táng
  1. 1 college
  2. 2 school (old)
厅堂
tīng táng
  1. 1 hall
拘留
jū liú
  1. 1 to detain (a prisoner)
  2. 2 to keep sb in custody
挽留
wǎn liú
  1. 1 to urge to stay
  2. 2 to detain
收留
shōu liú
  1. 1 to offer shelter
  2. 2 to have sb in one's care
教堂
jiào táng
  1. 1 church
  2. 2 chapel
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
欢聚一堂
huān jù yī táng
  1. 1 to gather happily under one roof

Idioms (19)

上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
  1. 1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
女大不中留
nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú
  1. 1 when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
富丽堂皇
fù lì táng huáng
  1. 1 (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng
  1. 1 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
  2. 2 legal confrontation
  3. 3 to take sb to court
  4. 4 to sue
手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng
  1. 1 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
  2. 2 Do not judge me too harshly.
  3. 3 Look favorably on my humble efforts.
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
济济一堂
jǐ jǐ yī táng
  1. 1 to congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof
燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
  1. 1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 to go to the next level
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
处堂燕雀
chù táng yàn què
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
  1. 1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
金玉满堂
jīn yù mǎn táng
  1. 1 lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. abundant wealth
  3. 3 abundance of knowledge

Sample Sentences

今天小虎要留堂。
jīntiān xiǎohǔ yào liútáng 。
Xiao Hu will be in detention today.
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