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滞留

滯留
zhìliú
verb HSK 7 #18,729

Meanings

  1. 1 to be stranded
  2. 2 to be detained
  3. 3 to remain somewhere involuntarily

Examples

暴风雪导致大量旅客滞留机场。
Bàofēngxuě dǎozhì dàliàng lǚkè zhìliú jīchǎng.
The blizzard stranded a large number of passengers at the airport.
他因签证问题滞留在国外。
Tā yīn qiānzhèng wèntí zhìliú zài guówài.
He was stranded abroad due to visa issues.

Tips

memory
滞 (stagnant) + 留 (stay) — stuck staying somewhere, unable to move on.

Stroke Order

滞 zhì
留 liú