leave behind; remain; bequeath
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to leave behind; to remain (from the past); to bequeath
neutralUsed for problems, objects, influences, or traditions that continue to exist from an earlier time.
Liǎng两
guó国
zhèng正
zài在
nǔ努
lì力
jiě解
jué决
lì历
shǐ史
yí遗
liú留
de的
líng领
tǔ土
zhēng争
duān端
。
The two countries are working hard to resolve the territorial dispute left over from history.
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
chéng城
yí遗
liú留
le了
xǔ许
duō多
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
wén文
wù物
。
This ancient city has left behind many precious cultural relics.
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Gōng工
chǎng厂
guān关
bì闭
hòu后
，
hái还
yí遗
liú留
le了
yī一
xiē些
huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
wèn问
tí题
。
After the factory closed, some environmental pollution problems remained.
Zhè这
shì是
zǔ祖
fù父
yí遗
liú留
gěi给
wǒ我
de的
yī一
běn本
bǐ笔
jì记
。
This is a notebook that my grandfather bequeathed to me.