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留念 (liú niàn): to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to keep as a souvenir
to recall fondly

Chinese explanation

把某个东西保留下来，作为对某人、某个地方或某段经历的纪念，表示不想忘记
也指临别时用拍照、签名等方式留下纪念，表达舍不得分开的心情。

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Character breakdown

HSK 4

to leave (a message etc)

HSK 5

variant of 念[nian4]

Example sentences

At graduation, we took many photos as souvenirs.

He signed the book as a souvenir for me.

I picked up this stone from the seaside to keep as a souvenir.

Grandma kept Grandpa's letters as a souvenir.

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