How to say “leave a message” in Chinese
leave a message
“Leave a message” in Chinese is 留言, liú yán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
留言 is read liú yán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 田 “field”.
At the side of a character it shrinks to 讠.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “留言”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 留言. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他不在您可以给他留言tābúzài,nínkěyǐgěitāliúyánHe's not in; you can leave him a message.
- 王经理不在，您要留言吗？Wángjīnglǐbúzài,nínyàoliúyánmaManager Wang isn't in. Would you like to leave a message?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “leave a message” in Chinese?
“Leave a message” in Chinese is 留言, pinyin liúyán.
What does 留言 mean?
留言 (liúyán) means “leave a message”.
How do you write 留言?
留言 is 2 characters: 留 (liú) — stay, leave behind; 言 (yán) — word, speech. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 留言?
留言 is read liúyán. Tones: liú — second tone, yán — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“leave a message” in the lesson “Calling customer support”
This word is from the topic “Services and formalities” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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