滞留

滯留

zhìliú

verb HSK 7-9 #18,729

Meanings

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

Characters

stagnant; sluggish

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