挽留

wǎnliú

verb #23,680

Meanings

1 to urge someone to stay
2 to try to retain
3 to persuade not to leave

Characters

to pull / to draw back / to save

to stay / to remain / to keep

Examples

她坚持要辞职，任何人的挽留都没有用。

Tā jiānchí yào cízhí, rènhé rén de wǎnliú dōu méiyǒu yòng.

She was determined to resign — no one's plea to stay made any difference.

老板真心挽留了这位优秀的员工。

Lǎobǎn zhēnxīn wǎnliú le zhè wèi yōuxiù de yuángōng.

The boss sincerely tried to retain this excellent employee.

Tips

memory

挽 means 'to pull back' (as in pulling a cart or holding someone back), and 留 means 'to stay / to remain'. Together: to pull someone back and keep them — to urge them to stay.

Stroke Order

挽 wǎn

留 liú