HSK 6 · Verbs

残留 cánliú “to remain” in Chinese

Traditional 殘留

What 残留 means

  1. to remain
  2. to be left over
  3. residue
  4. residual
  5. remnant

How to say 残留

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale残cán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale留liú2nd tone, rising

残留 in a sentence

  1. 蔬菜上可能有农药残留。

    Shūcài shàng kěnéng yǒu nóngyào cánliú.

    There may be pesticide residue on vegetables.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 杯子里还残留着一点儿咖啡。

    Bēizi lǐ hái cánliú zhe yìdiǎnr kāfēi.

    There’s still a little coffee left in the cup.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 残留 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 残 (cán) with each of its parts in a different colour
残cánto destroy
  • 歹death · dǎiMeaning part
  • 戋small · jiānSound part

歹 hints at the meaning (death); 戋 (jiān) hints at the sound. Compare it with cán.

The character 留 (liú) with each of its parts in a different colour
留liúto leave
  • 卯part of the character
  • 田field · tián

How to write 残留

残 9 strokes · 留 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

残留 (cánliú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 残留 (cánliú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 残留

Words with 残

残疾cánjí · disability摧残cuīcán · to ruin残酷cánkù · cruel残忍cánrěn · cruel

Words with 留

留学liúxué · study abroad留学生liúxuéshēng · international student留liú · to stay留下liúxia · to leave behind保留bǎoliú · to keep留神liúshén · to be careful留念liúniàn · to keep as a memento遗留yíliú · to be left over留恋liúliàn · to be reluctant to leave拘留jūliú · to detain

More words: Common Verbs

部署bùshǔ · to deploy布置bùzhì · to arrange捕捉bǔzhuō · to catch采集cǎijí · to gather操练cāoliàn · to drill操纵cāozòng · to control搀chān · to support by the arm颤抖chàndǒu · to tremble

FAQs

残留 (cánliú) means “to remain” or “to be left over”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it cánliú: cán with a 2nd tone, then liú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 残留 is written 殘留. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type canliu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 残留 from the suggestions. Typing canliu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
残留 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.