留客 liú kè ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄎㄜˋ lau4 haak3
- to ask a guest to stay
- to detain a guest
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More words with these characters
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
- 收留 shōu liú ㄕㄡ ㄌㄧㄡˊ sau1 lau4 to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
Show 15 more words with 留
- 残留 殘留 cán liú ㄘㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ caan4 lau4 to remain; to be left over
- 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
客
- 乘客 chéng kè ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄜˋ sing4 haak3 passenger
- 作客 zuò kè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ zok3 haak3 to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn
- 来客 來客 lái kè ㄌㄞˊ ㄎㄜˋ loi4 haak3 guest
- 做客 zuò kè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ zou6 haak3 to be a guest or visitor
- 博客 bó kè ㄅㄛˊ ㄎㄜˋ bok3 haak3 (loanword) a blog; a blogger
Show 15 more words with 客
- 好客 hào kè ㄏㄠˋ ㄎㄜˋ hou3 haak3 hospitality
- 客人 kè rén ㄎㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊ haak3 jan4 visitor
- 客厅 客廳 kè tīng ㄎㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄥ haak3 teng1 living room; sitting room
- 客户 客戶 kè hù ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ haak3 wu6 client; customer
- 客房 kè fáng ㄎㄜˋ ㄈㄤˊ haak3 fong2 guest room
- 客机 客機 kè jī ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧ haak3 gei1 passenger plane
- 客气 客氣 kè qi ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄑㄧ haak3 hei3 polite
- 客流 kè liú ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ haak3 lau4 passenger flow
- 客满 客滿 kè mǎn ㄎㄜˋ ㄇㄢˇ haak3 mun5 to have a full house
- 客观 客觀 kè guān ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ haak3 gun1 objective
- 客车 客車 kè chē ㄎㄜˋ ㄔㄜ haak3 ce1 coach
- 客运 客運 kè yùn ㄎㄜˋ ㄩㄣˋ haak3 wan6 passenger transportation
- 房客 fáng kè ㄈㄤˊ ㄎㄜˋ fong4 haak3 tenant
- 旅客 lǚ kè ㄌㄩˇ ㄎㄜˋ leoi5 haak3 traveler; tourist
- 请客 請客 qǐng kè ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄎㄜˋ ceng2 haak3 to give a dinner party
Idioms with these characters
- 宾客盈门 賓客盈門 bīn kè yíng mén ㄅㄧㄣ ㄎㄜˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ban1 haak3 jing4 mun4 guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
- 不速之客 bù sù zhī kè ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄓ ㄎㄜˋ bat1 cuk1 zi1 haak3 (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest
- 词人墨客 詞人墨客 cí rén mò kè ㄘˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ ci4 jan4 mak6 haak3 (idiom) writer; wordsmith
Show 4 more idioms with 客
- 反客为主 反客為主 fǎn kè wéi zhǔ ㄈㄢˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨˇ faan2 haak3 wai4 zyu2 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
- 顾客至上 顧客至上 gù kè zhì shàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ ㄕㄤˋ gu3 haak3 zi3 soeng6 the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
- 客死异乡 客死異鄉 kè sǐ yì xiāng ㄎㄜˋ ㄙˇ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤ haak3 sei2 ji6 hoeng1 to die in a foreign land (idiom)
- 问客杀鸡 問客殺雞 wèn kè shā jī ㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ man6 haak3 saat3 gai1 lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
Example sentences
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下雨 天 留客 天 留 我 不 留 。
On a rainy day, we keep guests; Heaven keeps you, but I won't.
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下雨 天 留客 ， 天 留 我 不 留 。
On a rainy day, we keep guests; Heaven keeps you, but I won't.
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下雨 天 ， 留客 天 ， 留 我 不 留 ？
Rainy day, a day for keeping guests. Will you keep me or not?
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下雨 ， 天 留客 ； 天 留 我 不 留 。
It’s raining. Heaven keeps the guests; Heaven may keep them, but I won’t!
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下雨 天 留客 ， 天 留 我 不 ？ 留 。
On a rainy day, we keep guests. Does Heaven want to keep me or not? Yes, it does.
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