保留
bǎo liú
Pinyin

Definition

保留
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bǎo liú
  1. to keep
  2. to retain
  3. to have reservations (about sth)
  4. to hold back (from saying sth)
  5. to put aside for later

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

留
liú
  1. 1 old variant of 留[liú]
保佑
bǎo yòu
  1. 1 to bless and protect
  2. 2 blessing
保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
保暖
bǎo nuǎn
  1. 1 to stay warm
  2. 2 to protect against the cold
保证
bǎo zhèng
  1. 1 guarantee
  2. 2 to guarantee
  3. 3 to ensure
  4. 4 to safeguard
  5. 5 to pledge
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (10)

保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
  1. 1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
保驾护航
bǎo jià hù háng
  1. 1 (idiom) to safeguard (sth)
  2. 2 to protect (sth)
女大不中留
nǚ dà bù zhōng liú
  1. 1 when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
已作出保
yǐ zuò chū bǎo
  1. 1 to do sth under oath (idiom)
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.

Sample Sentences

第七次航行，郑和到了麦加。因为他信奉伊斯兰教，所以也算是了了心愿。他不仅对中华文明的发展有贡献，而且还开辟了许多新的航线，对当时东南亚地区的影响很大。有的地方现在还保留着当时郑和留下的遗迹和习俗呢。
dì qī cì hángxíng ，Zhèng Hé dào le Màijiā 。yīnwèi tā xìnfèng Yīsīlánjiào ，suǒyǐ yě suàn shì liǎo le xīnyuàn 。tā bùjǐn duì zhōnghuáwénmíng de fāzhǎn yǒu gòngxiàn ，érqiě hái kāipì le xǔduō xīn de hángxiàn ，duì dāngshí Dōngnányà dìqū de yǐngxiǎng hěn dà 。yǒude dìfang xiànzài hái bǎoliú zhe dāngshí Zhèng Hé liúxià de yíjì hé xísú ne 。
The seventh time he set sail, Zheng He went to Mecca. Because he believed in Islam he was also fulfilling his religious duty. Not only did he contribute to the development of Chinese society, he also opened many new shipping routes. He had a very big effect on the area of South East Asia at the time. Even now there are places which still retain some traces and customs left behind by Zheng He.
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无人”智慧面包坊并非完全无人，烘焙员们正在现场制售间忙碌着，几位店员在售卖区为顾客提供服务，店里还保留了一个人工收银台。
wúrén ”zhìhuì miànbāo fáng bìngfēi wánquán wúrén ，hōngpéiyuán men zhèngzài xiànchǎng zhìshòu jiān mánglù zhe ，jǐ wèi diànyuán zài shòumài qū wèi gùkè tígōng fúwù ，diàn lǐ hái bǎoliú le yīgē réngōng shōuyíntái 。
“Unmanned” smart bakeries are not totally without people, bakers are busy with on-site production, a few shop assistants are providing customer service, and there is also a man operated cash register
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亚马逊中国就此向新京报记者回复称，其将于2019年7月18日停止为亚马逊中国网站上的第三方卖家提供卖家服务，将保留亚马逊海外购、亚马逊全球开店、Kindle和亚马逊云计算等各项业务。
Yàmǎxùn Zhōngguó jiùcǐ xiàng xīnJīngbào jìzhě huífù chēng ，qí jiāng yú nián yuè rì tíngzhǐ wèi Yàmǎxùn Zhōngguó wǎngzhàn shàng de dìsānfāng màijiā tígōng màijiā fúwù ，jiāng bǎoliú Yàmǎxùn hǎiwài gòu 、Yàmǎxùn quánqiú kāidiàn 、 hé Yàmǎxùn yún jìsuàn děng yèwù 。
1: Amazon China responded to the Beijing News reporter that it will stop providing services for third-party sellers on the Amazon China website from July 18, 2019, but will retain its other businesses such as Amazon's overseas purchases, Amazon's global stores, Kindle and Amazon cloud computing.
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可是这样保留下来的只是骨灰而已，如果遗体捐赠的话，还可以让自己的生命在别人身上得到延续啊！
kěshì zhèyàng bǎoliú xiàlai de zhǐshì gǔhuī éryǐ ，rúguǒ yítǐ juānzèng dehuà ，hái kěyǐ ràng zìjǐ de shēngmìng zài biérén shēnshàng dédào yánxù ā ！
But that way, it's just the ashes that are preserved and that's it. If the remains are donated, you can have your own life continue in someone else's body.
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说得容易，虽然从科学的角度来说，人死后肉体就没有了意义。但是在我们中国人的传统观念里，还是认为死后应该保留一个完整的遗体进行火化，自己的后代也能有所慰藉。
shuōderóngyì ，suīrán cóng kēxué de jiǎodù láishuō ，rén sǐ hòu ròutǐ jiù méiyǒu le yìyì 。dànshì zài wǒmen Zhōngguórén de chuántǒng guānniàn lǐ ，háishì rènwéi sǐ hòu yīnggāi bǎoliú yī gè wánzhěng de yítǐ jìnxíng huǒhuà ，zìjǐ de hòudài yě néng yǒusuǒwèijiè 。
It's easy to say. Although speaking from a scientific perspective, a person's body after he dies doesn't have any meaning, but in our traditional Chinese views, we still think that after a person dies, he should preserve the whole body to be cremated. And one's descendants can be consoled to some extent.
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小刘，小菲已经把事情的经过告诉我了。你放心，这件事我一定会秉公办理。我不会容忍类似的事情再次发生，也不会对公司的员工有任何袒护。当然，你也可以保留向法院申诉的权利，但......公司呢也不想把这件事情闹大，毕竟有损公司的形象。
Xiǎo Liú ，Xiǎofēi yǐjīng bǎ shìqing de jīngguò gàosu wǒ le 。nǐ fàngxīn ，zhè jiàn shì wǒ yīdìng huì bǐnggōng bànlǐ 。wǒ bùhuì róngrěn lèisì de shìqing zàicì fāshēng ，yě bùhuì duì gōngsī de yuángōng yǒu rènhé tǎnhù 。dāngrán ，nǐ yě kěyǐ bǎoliú xiàng fǎyuàn shēnsù de quánlì ，dàn ......gōngsī ne yě bù xiǎng bǎ zhè jiàn shìqing nào dà ，bìjìng yǒusǔn gōngsī de xíngxiàng 。
Xiao Liu, Xiao Fei already told me what happened. You can rest assured, I will certainly be handling this issue according to the law. I won't allow this kind of thing happen again and I also will not protect any of my employees. And of course, you can retain your right to file a claim at court. However, the company also doesn't want to make this a huge issue. After all, it's harmful to the company's image.
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这个做法不错。既保留传统，又便利生活。
zhè ge zuòfǎ bùcuò 。jì bǎoliú chuántǒng ，yòu biànlì shēnghuó 。
This is a pretty good way of doing it. It preserves the tradition as well as being convenient.
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在中国叫皇帝。不过现在中国已经没有皇帝了。但是国王在西方的一些国家里还保留着。
zài Zhōngguó jiào huángdì 。bùguò xiànzài Zhōngguó yǐjīng méiyǒu huángdì le 。dànshì guówáng zài xīfāng de yīxiē guójiā lǐ hái bǎoliú zhe 。
In China they're called emperors. Although, there are no more emperors in China now. In some Western countries, they still have kings.
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他们还保留着一些古老的传统。
tāmen hái bǎoliú zhe yīxiē gǔlǎo de chuántǒng 。
They're still preserving some ancient traditions.
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北京保留着一些古建筑。
Běijīng bǎoliú zhe yīxiē gǔ jiànzhù 。
Beijing is preserving some ancient architecture.
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