| 1 | 留 | 㽞 | liú | liu2 | to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve; old variant of 留 ; old variant of 留 | | |
| 2 | 留下 | 留下 | liú xià | liu2 xia4 | to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go | | |
| 3 | 保留 | 保留 | bǎo liú | bao3 liu2 | to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later | | |
| 4 | 停留 | 停留 | tíng liú | ting2 liu2 | to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over | | |
| 5 | 遗留 | 遺留 | yí liú | yi2 liu2 | to leave behind; to hand down | | |
| 6 | 留给 | 留給 | liú gěi | liu2 gei3 | to set aside for | | |
| 7 | 留学 | 留學 | liú xué | liu2 xue2 | to study abroad | | |
| 8 | 残留 | 殘留 | cán liú | can2 liu2 | to remain; left over; surplus; remnant | | |
| 9 | 留心 | 留心 | liú xīn | liu2 xin1 | to be careful; to pay attention to | | |
| 10 | 留学生 | 留學生 | liú xué shēng | liu2 xue2 sheng1 | student studying abroad; (foreign) exchange student; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 11 | 留恋 | 留戀 | liú liàn | liu2 lian4 | reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly | | |
| 12 | 自留地 | 自留地 | zì liú dì | zi4 liu2 di4 | private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm | | |
| 13 | 毫无保留 | 毫無保留 | háo wú bǎo liú | hao2 wu2 bao3 liu2 | to hold nothing back; without reservation | | |
| 14 | 自留山 | 自留山 | zì liú shān | zi4 liu2 shan1 | hilly land allotted for private use | | |
| 15 | 羁留 | 羈留 | jī liú | ji1 liu2 | to stay; to detain | | |
| 16 | 火场留守分队 | 火場留守分隊 | huǒ chǎng liú shǒu fēn duì | huo3 chang3 liu2 shou3 fen1 dui4 | detachment left to provide covering fire | | |
| 17 | 话到嘴边留三分 | 話到嘴邊留三分 | huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn | hua4 dao4 zui3 bian1 liu2 san1 fen1 | A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 高桥留美子 | 高橋留美子 | gāo qiáo liú měi zǐ | Gao1 qiao2 Liu2 mei3 zi3 | Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist; ; Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist | | |
| 19 | 勾留 | 勾留 | gōu liú | gou1 liu2 | to stay; to stop over; to break one's journey | | |
| 20 | 逗留 | 逗留 | dòu liú | dou4 liu2 | to stay at; to stop over | | |
| 21 | 点滴不留 | 點滴不留 | diǎn dī bù liú | dian3 di1 bu4 liu2 | to not to leave a single scrap (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 存留 | 存留 | cún liú | cun2 liu2 | remaining; extant | | |
| 23 | 阻留 | 阻留 | zǔ liú | zu3 liu2 | to intercept; interception | | |
| 24 | 保留区 | 保留區 | bǎo liú qū | bao3 liu2 qu1 | reservation (for an ethnic minority) | | |
| 25 | 保留剧目 | 保留劇目 | bǎo liú jù mù | bao3 liu2 ju4 mu4 | repertory; stock (in theater) | | |