留恋

留戀
liú liàn
HSK 6
reluctant to leave, to hate to have to go
verb

Example Sentences

我对这座城市留恋不舍。
wǒ duì zhè zuò chéngshì liúliàn bù shě 。
I am reluctant to leave this city.
每当我回忆起童年，我就感到留恋。
měi dāng wǒ huíyì qǐ tóngnián ， wǒ jiù gǎndào liúliàn 。
Whenever I recall my childhood, I feel nostalgic.
他留恋过去的日子，常常在那里沉迷。
tā liúliàn guòqù de rìzǐ ， chángcháng zài nàlǐ chénmí 。
He is fondly attached to the past days and often gets lost in memories.

Individual Characters

HSK 4
留liú
to leave (eg a message), to retain
恋liàn
to feel attached to, to long for

Words with similar meanings

依依不舍yīyībùshě
reluctant to part
More poetic and emotionally expressive about the difficulty of leaving.
怀旧huáijiù
nostalgic
Focuses more on the sentimentality toward the past rather than the reluctance to leave.

Words Starting With 留

留学liú xué
to study abroad
留念liú niàn
to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly
留神liú shén
to take care; to be careful

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