留校

liúxiào

verb #31,861

Meanings

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

Characters

to stay; remain

Examples

HSK 5

他上课说话被老师罚留校半小时。

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.

HSK 7-9

她成绩优秀，毕业后留校任教。

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

留 liú

校 xiào