停留

tíngliú

verb HSK 5 #6,651

Meanings

HSK 2

请不要在门口停留。

Qǐng búyào zài ménkǒu tíngliú.

Please don't linger at the entrance.

HSK 3

我们在上海停留了三天。

Wǒmen zài Shànghǎi tíngliú le sān tiān.

We stayed in Shanghai for three days.

HSK 5

他的目光在那幅画上停留了很久。

Tā de mùguāng zài nàfú huà shàng tíngliú le hěn jiǔ.

His gaze lingered on that painting for a long time.

usage

停留 implies a temporary stay, not permanent residence. For 'to live permanently,' use 住 (zhù) or 居住 (jūzhù).

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