逗留

dòuliú

verb #9,923

Meanings

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

Characters

to pause; to stay

to remain; to stay

Examples

我们在巴黎逗留了三天。

Wǒmen zài Bālí dòuliú le sān tiān.

We stayed in Paris for three days.

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 (dāi, 'to stay') and suggests a brief, transient visit.

Stroke Order

逗 dòu

留 liú