保留

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later

Examples

• 这个村子还保留着很多老房子。

  zhè ge cūn zǐ hái bǎo liú zhe hěn duō lǎo fáng zi.

  This village still has many old houses.

• 请保留好你的发票。

  qǐng bǎo liú hǎo nǐ de fā piào.

  Please keep your receipt.

• 对这个计划，我保留意见。

  duì zhè ge jì huà, wǒ bǎo liú yì jiàn.

  I have reservations about this plan.

Easily confused

• 保持 — 保留 means to keep rather than discard (保留传统); 保持 means to maintain a state (保持安静).

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