How common it is
留下 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say liú xià slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
留下表示把东西保留，或不离开。
liú xià biǎo shì bǎ dōng xī bǎo liú， huò bù lí kāi。
Leave behind means to keep something, or not leave.
Context note
留下常出现在记住、保存和离开前后。
liú xià cháng chū xiàn zài jì zhù 、 bǎo cún hé lí kāi qián hòu。
Leave behind often appears in remembering, saving, and before or after leaving.
5 examples
请留下名字。
qǐng liú xià míng zì。
Please leave your name.
他留下来了。
tā liú xià lái le。
He stayed behind.
把这张纸留下。
bǎ zhè zhāng zhǐ liú xià。
Keep this paper.
留下一个问题。
liú xià yí gè wèn tí。
Leave one question.
我留下礼物。
wǒ liú xià lǐ wù。
I leave the gift here.
5 mini stories
客人离开前，留下了一张小卡片。
kè rén lí kāi qián， liú xià le yì zhāng xiǎo kǎ piàn。
Before leaving, the guest left a small card.
妈妈让我把好看的照片留下。
mā ma ràng wǒ bǎ hǎo kàn de zhào piàn liú xià。
Mom asked me to keep the nice photo.
老师说把名字留下，方便以后联系。
lǎo shī shuō bǎ míng zì liú xià， fāng biàn yǐ hòu lián xì。
The teacher said to leave the name so it is easy to contact later.
他留下来帮忙，大家都很感谢他。
tā liú xià lái bāng máng， dà jiā dōu hěn gǎn xiè tā。
He stayed behind to help, and everyone thanked him.
我想把这次活动留下好记忆。
wǒ xiǎng bǎ zhè cì huó dòng liú xià hǎo jì yì。
I want to keep good memories of this event.