keep as a memento; souvenir
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to keep as a memento or souvenir
neutralOften used when giving or receiving a gift to commemorate an event, experience, or farewell. The object can be the memento itself or the action of keeping it.
Bì毕
yè业
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
yī一
qǐ起
hé合
yǐng影
liú留
niàn念
。
At graduation, we took a group photo to keep as a memento.
Lí离
Jīng京
shí时
，
wǒ我
sòng送
tā她
yī一
zhī支
gāng钢
bǐ笔
liú留
niàn念
。
When leaving Beijing, I gave her a pen as a souvenir.
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Zhè这
piàn片
shù树
yè叶
shì是
wǒ我
zài在
Cháng长
chéng城
jiǎn捡
de的
，
dài带
huí回
lái来
liú留
niàn念
。
I picked up this leaf at the Great Wall and brought it back as a keepsake.
Tā他
men们
zài在
liú留
yán言
qiáng墙
shàng上
xiě写
xià下
zhù祝
fú福
，
zuò作
wéi为
qīng青
chūn春
liú留
niàn念
。
They wrote their blessings on the message wall as a memento of their youth.
Zhè这
zhāng张
piào票
gēn根
wǒ我
yào要
hǎo好
hǎo好
bǎo保
cún存
，
dàng当
zuò作
wǒ我
men们
dì第
yī一
cì次
yuē约
huì会
de的
liú留
niàn念
。
I want to keep this ticket stub well, as a souvenir of our first date.