收留 shōu liú ㄕㄡ ㄌㄧㄡˊ sau1 lau4 HSK 7-9
- to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
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收
- 吸收 xī shōu ㄒㄧ ㄕㄡ kap1 sau1 to absorb
- 回收 huí shōu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡ wui4 sau1 to recycle
- 增收 zēng shōu ㄗㄥ ㄕㄡ zang1 sau1 to increase revenue
- 征收 徵收 zhēng shōu ㄓㄥ ㄕㄡ zing1 sau1 to levy (a tax)
- 招收 zhāo shōu ㄓㄠ ㄕㄡ ziu1 sau1 to hire
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- 接收 jiē shōu ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡ zip3 sau1 reception (of transmitted signal)
- 收入 shōu rù ㄕㄡ ㄖㄨˋ sau1 jap6 to take in
- 收到 shōu dào ㄕㄡ ㄉㄠˋ sau1 dou3 to receive
- 收取 shōu qǔ ㄕㄡ ㄑㄩˇ sau1 ceoi2 to receive
- 收回 shōu huí ㄕㄡ ㄏㄨㄟˊ sau1 wui4 to regain
- 收复 收復 shōu fù ㄕㄡ ㄈㄨˋ sau1 fuk6 to recover (lost territory etc)
- 收拾 shōu shi ㄕㄡ ˙ㄕ sau1 sap6 to put in order
- 收据 收據 shōu jù ㄕㄡ ㄐㄩˋ sau1 geoi3 receipt
- 收支 shōu zhī ㄕㄡ ㄓ sau1 zi1 cash flow
- 收敛 收斂 shōu liǎn ㄕㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau1 lim5 to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish
- 收益 shōu yì ㄕㄡ ㄧˋ sau1 jik1 earnings
- 收看 shōu kàn ㄕㄡ ㄎㄢˋ sau1 hon3 to watch (a TV program)
- 收获 收穫 shōu huò ㄕㄡ ㄏㄨㄛˋ sau1 wok6 to harvest
- 收缩 收縮 shōu suō ㄕㄡ ㄙㄨㄛ sau1 suk1 to pull back
- 收听 收聽 shōu tīng ㄕㄡ ㄊㄧㄥ sau1 teng1 to listen to (a radio broadcast)
留
- 保留 bǎo liú ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ bou2 lau4 to keep
- 停留 tíng liú ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ting4 lau4 to stay somewhere temporarily
- 扣留 kòu liú ㄎㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ kau3 lau4 to detain sb; to hold sb against their will
- 拘留 jū liú ㄐㄩ ㄌㄧㄡˊ keoi1 lau4 to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
- 残留 殘留 cán liú ㄘㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ caan4 lau4 to remain; to be left over
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- 滞留 滯留 zhì liú ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ zai6 lau4 (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded
- 留下 liú xià ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ lau4 haa6 to leave behind
- 留学 留學 liú xué ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ lau4 hok6 to study abroad
- 留心 liú xīn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ lau4 sam1 to be careful; to pay attention to
- 留念 liú niàn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ lau4 nim6 to keep as a souvenir
- 留意 liú yì ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧˋ lau4 ji3 to be mindful
- 留恋 留戀 liú liàn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ lau4 lyun2 reluctant to leave
- 留神 liú shén ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ lau4 san4 to take care
- 留言 liú yán ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ lau4 jin4 to leave a message; to leave one's comments
- 逗留 dòu liú ㄉㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ dau6 lau4 to stay for a while; to sojourn
- 遗留 遺留 yí liú ㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ wai4 lau4 to leave behind
- 留学生 留學生 liú xué shēng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ lau4 hok6 saang1 student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student
- 久留 jiǔ liú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gau2 lau4 to stay for a long time
- 勾留 gōu liú ㄍㄡ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ngau1 lau4 to stay
- 去留 qù liú ㄑㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ heoi3 lau4 going or staying
Idioms with these characters
- 不可收拾 bù kě shōu shi ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄡ ˙ㄕ bat1 ho2 sau1 sap6 (idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
- 草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 cou2 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 seot1 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
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- 覆水难收 覆水難收 fù shuǐ nán shōu ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ fuk1 seoi2 naan4 sau1 spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
- 见好就收 見好就收 jiàn hǎo jiù shōu ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡ gin3 hou2 zau6 sau1 (idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop
- 兼收并蓄 兼收並蓄 jiān shōu bìng xù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄩˋ gim1 sau1 bing6 cuk1 incorporating diverse things (idiom)
- 美不胜收 美不勝收 měi bù shèng shōu ㄇㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄡ mei5 bat1 sing1 sau1 nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
- 鸣金收兵 鳴金收兵 míng jīn shōu bīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ ming4 gam1 sau1 bing1 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
- 鸣金收军 鳴金收軍 míng jīn shōu jūn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄡ ㄐㄩㄣ ming4 gam1 sau1 gwan1 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
- 名利双收 名利雙收 míng lì shuāng shōu ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄕㄡ ming4 lei6 soeng1 sau1 both fame and fortune (idiom)