(liú shǒu) - to stay behind (at home while others go away to work); left-behind in Mandarin
liúshǒuTraditional: 留守
Translation
to stay behind (at home while others go away to work); left-behind
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Examples
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His parents went to work in the city, and he stayed behind in the village with his grandma.
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Most of those left behind in the village are old people and children.
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The children left behind miss their mum and dad very much.
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Grandma stayed at home and looked after her three grandsons.
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Were you a left-behind child when you were small?
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