留用 (liú yòng) — (of a person) to continue to employ, to keep on staff; (of an item) to keep for one's own use
Definition
留用 means to retain or keep something (or someone) in service or for one's own use, rather than replacing, discarding, or giving it away. A 离合词 — insert other words between 留 and 用 (e.g. 留下来用, 留下来继续用).
verb
(of a person) to continue to employto keep on staff(of an item) to keep for one's own use
Examples
- 留用。Gōng sī jué dìng liú yòng zhè wèi lǎo yuán gōng.The company decided to keep this senior employee.
- 留用，。Zhè xiē dōng xī wǒ zàn shí liú yòng, bú sòng gěi bié rén.I'll keep these things for now and not give them away.
- 留用。Xīn zhèng cè yǔn xǔ qǐ yè liú yòng yōu xiù rén cái.The new policy allows companies to retain outstanding talent.
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