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逗留

dòuliú
verb #9,923

Meanings

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

Characters

逗
dòu
to pause; to stay
留
liú
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 hǎo jǐ 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

Related Words

停留 tíngliú HSK 5 #6,651
to stay somewhere temporarily / to linger / to remain
留下来 liúxiàlái #2,013
to stay behind / to remain
留 liú HSK 2 #374
to stay; to remain / to keep; to leave behind
留下 liúxià HSK 2 #680
to leave behind / to stay behind
逗 dòu HSK 7 #3,127
funny / amusing / to tease / to play with
残留 cánliú HSK 7 #8,158
to remain / to be left over / residual / residue
留住 liúzhù #8,415
to keep; to retain; to hold on to / to get someone to stay
拘留 jūliú HSK 7 #4,746
to detain; to hold in custody / detention
留意 liúyì HSK 7 #4,664
to pay attention to / to be mindful of / to take notice of
保留 bǎoliú HSK 3 #2,605
to retain / to keep / to reserve
逗留 dòuliú
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