留校
liú xiào
Pinyin

Definition

留校
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liú xiào
  1. to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation
  2. to remain at school during vacation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

留
liú
  1. 1 old variant of 留[liú]
停留
tíng liú
  1. 1 to stay somewhere temporarily
  2. 2 to stop over
学校
xué xiào
  1. 1 school
  2. 2 CL:所[suǒ]
校园
xiào yuán
  1. 1 campus
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
留给
liú gěi
  1. 1 to set aside for
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
去留
qù liú
  1. 1 going or staying
名校
míng xiào
  1. 1 famous school
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
校
jiào
  1. 1 to proofread
  2. 2 to check
  3. 3 to compare
校内
Xiào nèi
  1. 1 Xiaonei (Chinese social network website)
校区
xiào qū
  1. 1 campus
校友
xiào yǒu
  1. 1 schoolmate
  2. 2 alumnus
  3. 3 alumna
校尉
xiào wèi
  1. 1 military officer
校服
xiào fú
  1. 1 school uniform
校花
xiào huā
  1. 1 the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiào cǎo])
  2. 2 school beauty queen
  3. 3 campus belle
  4. 4 prom queen
校草
xiào cǎo
  1. 1 the most handsome boy in the school (see also 校花[xiào huā])

Idioms (4)

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)
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.
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)

Sample Sentences

我打算留校了。
wǒ dǎsuàn liúxiào le 。
I'm planning to work at the school.
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可不是嘛，我的档案也跟着我一块儿留校了。
kěbushì ma ，wǒ de dàng\'àn yě gēn zhe wǒ yīkuàir liúxiào le 。
Exactly. My record and I will stay right here at the school.
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