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流连

流連
liúlián
verb #25,485

Meanings

  1. 1 to linger
  2. 2 to be reluctant to leave
  3. 3 to loiter in a pleasant place

Examples

HSK 5
他在那座古城里流连了好几天。
Tā zài nà zuò gǔchéng lǐ liúlián le hǎojǐ tiān.
He lingered in that ancient city for several days.
HSK 6
游客们流连于西湖的美景，不愿离去。
Yóukè men liúlián yú Xīhú de měijǐng, bù yuàn líqù.
Tourists lingered over the beautiful scenery of West Lake, reluctant to leave.
HSK 6
她流连于书店，忘记了时间。
Tā liúlián yú shūdiàn, wàngjì le shíjiān.
She lingered in the bookstore and lost track of time.

Tips

usage
Literary and slightly formal. The colloquial equivalent is 舍不得 走 (can't bear to leave). 流连忘返 is the full idiom meaning 'so entranced one forgets to return.'

Stroke Order

流 liú
连 lián