Chinese phrase
暂时保留 zàn shí bǎo liú
Meaning
temporarily put on hold
When to use it
Set a decision or action aside for later. It often signals that the matter is not rejected and may be discussed or handled later.
Example dialogue
这个提案我们先暂时保留，下次会议再讨论。 zhè ge tí àn wǒ men xiān zàn shí bǎo liú xià cì huì yì zài tǎo lùn
Let's temporarily put this proposal on hold and discuss it at the next meeting.
好的，我会在会议资料里标注并准备更多数据。 hǎo de wǒ huì zài huì yì zī liào lǐ biāo zhù bìng zhǔn bèi gèng duō shù jù
All right, I'll mark that in the meeting materials and prepare more data.