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久留

jiǔ liú

2-character word

What 久留 means

1. to stay for a long time

The characters in 久留

• 久jiǔ(of a period of time) long
• 留liúto leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay

Example sentences

• 汤姆不会在这里久留。
  Tāngmǔ bù huì zài zhèlǐ jiǔliú.
  Tom won't be here long.
• 我们的友情会长久留存。
  Wǒmen de yǒuqíng huì chángjiǔ liúcún.
  Our friendship will last a long time.
• 她常拜访他，但她从来不久留。
  She visits him often, but never stays long.

Sounds the same

Read jiǔ liú, tone for tone, but written differently.

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