(liú zài) - to stay at, to remain in in Mandarin

liúzài

Traditional: 留在

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Translation

to stay at, to remain in

Word origin

留在 means to stay at or remain in. 留 (liú) means to remain (田 'field' radical with phonetic 卯). 在 (zài) means to be at or located, with the 土 'earth' radical and phonetic 才 (cái).

Origin: compound
Root: 留 (liú, to remain) + 在 (zài, to be at)

Stroke order

留

在

Examples

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I want to stay at home.

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He chose to stay in China.

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Please stay where you are.

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Tonight I will stay at the office working overtime.

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The child stayed overnight at grandma's house.

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This word is part of lesson 14.