HSK 6 · Verbs

留念 liúniàn “to keep as a memento” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 留念 means

  1. to keep as a memento
  2. to keep as a souvenir
  3. to recall fondly

How to say 留念

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale留liú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale念niàn4th tone, falling

留念 in a sentence

  1. 让我们拍照留念。

    Ràng wǒmen pāizhào liúniàn.

    Let’s take a photo as a keepsake.

    Sentence #823032 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 留念 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 留 (liú) with each of its parts in a different colour
留liúto leave
  • 卯part of the character
  • 田field · tián
The character 念 (niàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
念niànto read
  • 今modern · jīn
  • 心heart · xīn

How to write 留念

留 10 strokes · 念 8 strokes

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

Words related to 留念

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残留cánliú · to remain遗留yíliú · to be left over留恋liúliàn · to be reluctant to leave拘留jūliú · to detain

Words with 念

念niàn · to read aloud观念guānniàn · notion纪念jìniàn · to commemorate想念xiǎngniàn · to miss怀念huáiniàn · to cherish the memory of概念gàiniàn · concept思念sīniàn · to miss悬念xuánniàn · suspense信念xìnniàn · belief

More words: Common Verbs

领先lǐngxiān · to lead力求lìqiú · to strive to溜liū · to slip away流浪liúlàng · to wander力争lìzhēng · to strive for立足lìzú · to gain a foothold笼罩lǒngzhào · to envelop搂lǒu · to hug

FAQs

留念 (liúniàn) means “to keep as a memento” or “to keep as a souvenir”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it liúniàn: liú with a 2nd tone, then niàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 留念 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type liunian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 留念 from the suggestions. Typing liunian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
留念 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.