流连

流連

liúlián

verb #25,485

Meanings

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

Characters

connect, continuously

Examples

他在那座古城里流连了好几天。

Tā zài nà zuò gǔchéng lǐ liúliánle hǎo jǐ tiān.

He lingered in that ancient city for several days.

游客们流连于西湖的美景，不愿离去。

Yóukèmen liúlián yú Xīhú de měijǐng, bù yuàn lí qù.

Tourists lingered over the beautiful scenery of West Lake, reluctant to leave.

她流连于书店，忘记了时间。

Tā liúlián yú shūdiàn, wàngjìle shíjiān.

She lingered in the bookstore and lost track of time.

Tips

usage

流连 is literary and slightly formal. The colloquial equivalent is 舍不得走 (can't bear to leave). 流连忘返 (liúlián wàng fǎn) is the full idiom meaning 'so entranced one forgets to return.'

Stroke Order

流 liú

连 lián