No. 2,543 in Chinese
留给
"留给" means "to leave for" or "to set aside for."
In a sentence
你应该把时间留给你的家人。
You should allocate time for your family.
In this context, "留给" means to allocate or set aside something (time) for someone (family).
他们把最后的甜点留给了客人。
They reserved the last dessert for the guests.
Here, "留给" signifies reserving something (dessert) for someone (guests).
我们应该把这项任务留给专门的团队。
We should entrust this task to the dedicated team.
In this example, "留给" means to delegate or assign a task (the task) to someone (the dedicated team).
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