ziul

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ziul [tɕy⁵⁵]verb_intransitive
ENto keep, to save, to hold (e.g. a seat, food, etc. for a person not present); to wear, to grow (one's hair, beard or moustache); to leave (a way out or some leeway to maneuver), to hold back (a trick or two); to leave (a crop in the field to mature into seed)
中文留(座位、饭等); 留(头发、胡子等); 留(后路),留(余地),留(一手)等; 留(种)

Linguistic detail

DialectCOM
Part of speechverb_intransitive

Usage examples

Cheekul zzeeq yel me ddu, zzeeqgv cheeba ngeq Eldeif rhu bbei teiq ziul meq.
Please don't sit here. I'm saving this seat for Edei.
请别坐这儿,这个座位我是给阿德留的。
Ngeq cheehuq ha lei zzee me lee seiq yil, nge gge ha ziul yel me ner seiq.
I won't be coming home to eat tonight, so (you) needn't hold my supper.
今天晚饭我不回来吃了,不用给我留饭了。

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NaxiAI. Naxi Digital Dictionary, s.v. “ziul”. https://naxiai.com/dictionary/ziul (accessed 2026-11-14).