留存 (liú cún) — to preserve, to keep, to remain | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to preserveto keepto remain

Examples

留存。
Zhè xiē zhòng yào wén jiàn xū yào liú cún xià lái.
These important documents need to be preserved.
留存。
Nà duàn jì yì yǒng yuǎn liú cún zài wǒ xīn zhōng.
That memory will remain in my heart forever.
留存。
Gōng sī jué dìng liú cún suǒ yǒu kè hù zī liào.
The company decided to keep all customer records.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

留 and 存 both mean keep or remain, together emphasizing preservation or continued existence.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

田田tiánfield

Sound part声符shēngfú

卯

卯mǎo留liú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

留 combines 田 (field) with 卯, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

才

才cái存cún

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

存 pairs 子 with 才, which was used for the sound.

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