久留
jiǔ liú
Pinyin

Definition

久留
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jiǔ liú
  1. to stay for a long time

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

留
liú
  1. 1 old variant of 留[liú]
久
jiǔ
  1. 1 (long) time
  2. 2 (long) duration of time
多久
duō jiǔ
  1. 1 how long?
好久
hǎo jiǔ
  1. 1 quite a while
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
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
久久
jiǔ jiǔ
  1. 1 for a very long time
久违
jiǔ wéi
  1. 1 (haven't done sth) for a long time
  2. 2 a long time since we last met
久远
jiǔ yuǎn
  1. 1 old
  2. 2 ancient
  3. 3 far away
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
天长地久
tiān cháng dì jiǔ
  1. 1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
  2. 2 eternal
恒久
héng jiǔ
  1. 1 constant
  2. 2 persistent
  3. 3 long-lasting
  4. 4 eternal
持久
chí jiǔ
  1. 1 lasting
  2. 2 enduring
  3. 3 persistent
  4. 4 permanent
  5. 5 protracted
  6. 6 endurance
  7. 7 persistence
  8. 8 to last long
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
残留
cán liú
  1. 1 to remain
  2. 2 left over
  3. 3 surplus
  4. 4 remnant
永久
yǒng jiǔ
  1. 1 everlasting
  2. 2 perpetual
  3. 3 lasting
  4. 4 forever
  5. 5 permanent
留住
liú zhù
  1. 1 to ask sb to stay
  2. 2 to keep sb for the night
  3. 3 to await (classical)
留学
liú xué
  1. 1 to study abroad

Idioms (18)

久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
  1. 1 well tested (idiom); seasoned
  2. 2 veteran
分久必合，合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
  1. 1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. things are constantly changing
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
  1. 1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
  2. 2 for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
  3. 3 also written 天長地久|天长地久
天长地久
tiān cháng dì jiǔ
  1. 1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
  2. 2 eternal
天长日久
tiān cháng rì jiǔ
  1. 1 after a long time (idiom)
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)
年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū
  1. 1 old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)
  2. 2 dilapidated
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.
日久岁深
rì jiǔ suì shēn
  1. 1 to last for an eternity (idiom)
日久生情
rì jiǔ shēng qíng
  1. 1 familiarity breeds fondness (idiom)
旷日持久
kuàng rì chí jiǔ
  1. 1 protracted (idiom)
  2. 2 long and drawn-out
历久弥坚
lì jiǔ mí jiān
  1. 1 to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)
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.
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
  1. 1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
长生久视
cháng shēng jiǔ shì
  1. 1 to grow old with unfailing eyes and ears (idiom)

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