留校

liúxiào
verb #31,861

Meanings

  1. 1 to be kept after school (as punishment)
  2. 2 to stay at school during vacation
  3. 3 to be retained as a faculty member upon graduation

Examples

Tā shàngkè shuōhuà bèi lǎoshī fá liúxiào bàn xiǎoshí.
He was talking in class and got kept after school for half an hour by the teacher.
Tā chéngjì yōuxiù, bìyè hòu liúxiào rènjiào.
Her grades were outstanding, and after graduation she was kept on at the university to teach.

Tips

usage
Three distinct contexts: (1) primary/secondary school — "kept after class as punishment," the "detention" sense; (2) university — "留校任教" means a top graduate is hired by their alma mater as faculty, a prestigious outcome; (3) holidays — staying on campus rather than going home, common for distant or international students.

Stroke Order

liú
xiào