remain; persist; residue
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to remain; to be left over; to persist
Describes something that continues to exist partially, often implying something undesirable, remnant from the past, or chemical/biological traces.
Miàn面
jiá颊
shàng上
hái还
cán残
liú留
zhe着
lèi泪
hén痕
。
Traces of tears still remained on her cheeks.
Tā他
tóu头
nǎo脑
zhōng中
cán残
liú留
zhe着
jiù旧
guān观
niàn念
。
Old ideas still lingered in his mind.
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Tǔ土
rǎng壤
zhōng中
cán残
liú留
zhe着
dà大
liàng量
nóng农
yào药
。
Large amounts of pesticides remained in the soil.
Fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
hái还
cán残
liú留
zhe着
yān烟
wèi味
。
The smell of smoke still lingered in the room.