保留 bǎoliú — 保存不变；留下不拿出来

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   保存不变；留下不拿出来

   Two directions from one word: to keep something that might have been given up, and to keep something *back* that might have been said. 保留意见 is to have reservations.

   verb

例句

• 这家饭店还保留着老北京的样子。/這家飯店還保留著老北京的樣子。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) jiā (first tone, high and level) fàndiàn (fourth tone, falling) hái (second tone, rising) bǎoliú (third tone, dipping) zhe (neutral tone) lǎo (third tone, dipping) Běijīng (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) yàngzi. (fourth tone, falling)···

  This restaurant still keeps the look of old Beijing.

• 对这个办法，我保留自己的意见。/對這個辦法，我保留自己的意見。Duì (fourth tone, falling) zhège (fourth tone, falling) bànfǎ, (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) bǎoliú (third tone, dipping) zìjǐ (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) yìjiàn. (fourth tone, falling)···

  I have reservations about this approach.

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