留下来 (liú xià lái) — to stay behind, to remain (instead of leaving); to leave behind (a physical object or abstract result)
Definition
A verb-complement phrase: 留 (stay/keep) + 下来 (down, indicating continuation or a resulting state). The first sense means 'to stay behind'; with an object it means 'to leave something behind (a thing, an impression, a result).'
verb
to stay behindto remain (instead of leaving)to leave behind (a physical object or abstract result)
Examples
- ，留下来。Nǐ men xiān zǒu, wǒ liú xià lái yí huì r.You go ahead, I'll stay behind for a while.
- 留下来，。Zhè běn shū shì lǎo shī liú xià lái de, ràng wǒ zhuǎn jiāo gěi nǐ.This book is what the teacher left behind; he asked me to pass it to you.
- 留下来。Tā de yǎn jiǎng gěi guān zhòng liú xià lái le shēn kè de yìn xiàng.His speech left a deep impression on the audience.
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