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留言

liú yán

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

留言 (liú yán) means "to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 留言 means

1. to leave a message; to leave one's comments
2. message

The characters in 留言

• 留liúto leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay
• 言yánwords; speech; to say

Example sentences

• 你要留言吗？
  Nǐ yào liúyán ma?
  Would you like to leave a message?
• 可以留言吗？
  Leave a comment, OK?
• 请在下方留言。
  Please leave a comment below.
• 我一到伦敦就会给你留言的。
  Wǒ yī dào Lúndūn jiù huì gěi nǐ liúyán de.
  As soon as I get to London, I'll drop you a line.
• 别忘了一到伦敦就给我们留言啊。
  Bié wàng le yī dào Lúndūn jiù gěi wǒmen liúyán ā.
  Be sure to drop us a line as soon as you get to London.

Words starting with 留言

• 留言簿liú yán bùvisitor's book
• 留言本liú yán běnguestbook

Sounds the same

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

• 流言rumor; gossip; to spread rumors

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read liú yán correctly.
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