What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 保留 mean?

保留 bǎoliú

to keep; to retain; to preserve

It can also mean

  • to hold back; to reserve (as in 保留意见)

Its characters

  1. 保 bǎo to protect
  2. 留 liú to stay

In a sentence

这个老房子一直保留到今天。 This old house has been preserved to this day.

如今,这个传统依然保留着。

From 腊八节是什么节? · What is the Laba Festival?

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