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留存

Mandarin · pinyin liú cún

to keep
to preserve
extant
to remain (from the past)

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留: liú · stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
存: cún · exist, live, be; survive; remain

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2–2 · liu2 cun2

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verb

to keep; to put aside
to exist; to be; to be present
(technology) to retain (users)

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