逗留

dòuliú

verb HSK 7-9 #9,923

Meanings

1 to stay; to linger; to remain (at a place temporarily)

Characters

to pause; to stay

to remain; to stay

Examples

HSK 1

我们在巴黎逗留了三天。

Wǒmen zài Bālí dòuliú le sān tiān.

We stayed in Paris for three days.

HSK 2

他在机场逗留了好几个小时。

Tā zài jīchǎng dòuliú le hǎojǐ gè xiǎoshí.

He lingered at the airport for several hours.

Tips

usage

逗留 implies a temporary stay, often while traveling or passing through. It is more formal than 待 ('to stay') and suggests a brief, transient visit.

Stroke Order

逗 dòu

留 liú