remain; be left over; residual (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
殘畱
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
火灾之后留下了残留的烟雾。 huǒ zāi zhī hòu liú xià le cán liú de yān wù. - There was residual smoke after the fire.
这些化学物质在水中残留了很长时间。 zhè xiē huà xué wù zhì zài shuǐ zhōng cán liú le hěn cháng shí jiān. - These chemicals remained in the water for a long time.
我们要清理残留的垃圾。 wǒ men yào qīng lǐ cán liú de lā jī. - We need to clean up the remaining garbage.
他的思想里仍然残留着过去的影响。 tā de sī xiǎng lǐ réng rán cán liú zhe guò qù de yǐng xiǎng. - His mind still retained the influence of the past.
这些痕迹是历史的残留。 zhè xiē hén jì shì lì shǐ de cán liú. - These traces are remnants of history.
Characters
留 liú - remain | HSK 4
残 cán - disabled, defective, incomplete; remaining |