shōu liú
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  • v.have somebody in one's care/custody

    • liù suì shí yī wèi lǎo tài tai shōu liú le tā

      老太太收留

      At the age of six, he was taken in by an old woman.

    • shōu liú gū ér

      收留孤儿

      take in an orphan

    • fù mǔ sǐ hòu yī wèi yuǎn fáng shū shu shōu liú le tā

      父母远房叔叔收留

      After his parents died, a distant relative he called "uncle" took him in his custody.

    • tā yīn shōu liú dí bīng ér bèi dài bǔ

      收留敌兵逮捕

      He was arrested for sheltering enemy soldiers.