HSK 6 vocabulary › 滞留
滞留
滞留 in English: to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded
zhì liú
(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger
How to pronounce 滞留
zhì liú (without tone marks: zhi liu). zhì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; liú is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 滞留
滞 zhì
(bound form) sluggish; stagnant
(bound form) sluggish; stagnant
留 liú
to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay
to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay
Related words
| 留学 | liú xué | to study abroad | HSK 3 |
| 留 | liú | to leave (a message etc); to retain | HSK 4 |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to keep; to retain | HSK 5 |
| 停滞 | tíng zhì | stagnation; at a standstill | HSK 6 |
| 残留 | cán liú | to remain; to be left over | HSK 6 |
| 拘留 | jū liú | to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody | HSK 6 |
| 留恋 | liú liàn | reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go | HSK 6 |
| 留念 | liú niàn | to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly | HSK 6 |
| 留神 | liú shén | to take care; to be careful | HSK 6 |
| 遗留 | yí liú | to leave behind; to hand down | HSK 6 |