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流连

流連
liúlián
verb #25,485

Meanings

  1. 1 to linger
  2. 2 to be reluctant to leave
  3. 3 to loiter in a pleasant place

Examples

HSK 3
他在那座古城里流连了好几天。
Tā zài nà zuò gǔchéng lǐ liúlián le hǎojǐ tiān.
He lingered in that ancient city for several days.
HSK 6
她流连于书店，忘记了时间。
Tā liúlián yú shūdiàn, wàngjì le shíjiān.
She lingered in the bookstore and lost track of time.
HSK 7-9
游客们流连于西湖的美景，不愿离去。
Yóukè men liúlián yú Xīhú de měijǐng, bù yuàn líqù.
Tourists lingered over the beautiful scenery of West Lake, reluctant to leave.

Tips

usage
Literary and slightly formal. The colloquial equivalent is 舍不得 走 (can't bear to leave). 流连忘返 is the full idiom meaning 'so entranced one forgets to return.'

Stroke Order

流 liú
连 lián