Chinese word

停留

Pronunciation

Pinyintíng liú

Meaning

  • verbstay

Example

我在机场停留了两个小时。wǒ zài jī chǎng tíng liú le liǎng gè xiǎo shí

I stayed at the airport for two hours.

Illustration for 停留 (stay)

More examples

暑假他在国外停留了一个月。shǔ jià tā zài guó wài tíng liú le yí gè yuè

During summer vacation, he stayed abroad for a month.

Core concept

A person or thing stays in one place temporarily instead of continuing onward.

Common phrases

  • 停留在国外tíng liú zài guó wài

    stay abroad

  • 短暂停留duǎn zàn tíng liú

    stay briefly

  • 停留一晚tíng liú yì wǎn

    stay for one night

Similar words

逗留dòu liú: Staying in a place for a while, often while taking care of something there.
等待děng dài: Waiting in place for someone or something to arrive.
停顿tíng dùn: Pausing briefly while speaking or carrying out an action.

Definition in Chinese

短时间在某处停下，既可指人也可指物在某地暂时停置或逗留。duǎn shí jiān zài mǒu chù tíng xià jì kě zhǐ rén yě kě zhǐ wù zài mǒu dì zàn shí tíng zhì huò dòu liú

Word origin

The compound 停 (tíng, "stop") + 留 (liú, "remain") joins the ideas of stopping and remaining in one place for a time.

Usage tips

  • The subject can be a vehicle, package, or other object, so the verb is not limited to people or animals.

Other meanings

  • lingerverb
  • remainverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 停留时间tíng liú shí jiānlength of staynoun
  • 停留期tíng liú qīperiod of staynoun

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