留
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to leave (a message etc); to retain
In a story
他没有脸回老家，就留在村里，教孩子们认字。Too ashamed to go home, he stayed in the village and taught the children to read.狐狸学字 · The Fox Who Learned to Read · HSK 5
大哥何维在县里做了半辈子电工，是唯一留在父亲身边的人。The eldest, He Wei, had spent half his life as an electrician in the county town — the only one who had stayed near their father.灰烬之家 · House of Ashes · HSK 6
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