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Keeping and Leaving

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ID: QW0171 Intermediate
There's a fun verb in Mandarin Chinese called 留 (liú). Depending on the situation, it might be translated into English as either "to keep" or "to leave." Of course that's not all there is to it... Join us in this lesson to find out the different ways of expressing these concepts.
Sat Oct 23 2010 | Connie, Jen, John
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留
liú
to leave behind
我们留点儿菜明天吃吧。
wǒmen liú diǎnr cài míngtiān chī ba 。
Let's keep some food so we can eat it tomorrow.
别吃光，给我留一个。
bié chī guāng ，gěi wǒ liú yī ge 。
Don't eat them all. Leave one for me.
他给你留了一张字条就走了。
tā gěi nǐ liú le yī zhāng zìtiáo jiù zǒu le 。
He left a note for you and then left.
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