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停留

tíng liú · ting liu

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Meaning

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  1. to stay somewhere temporarily
  2. to stop over
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Two days in Beijing

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)北京(běijīng)只(zhǐ)停留(tíngliú)两(liǎng)天(tiān)。

    We will only stay in Beijing for two days.

  2. Dengdeng

    两(liǎng)天(tiān)够(gòu)看(kàn)什么(shénme)？

    What can we see in two days?

  3. Liangliang

    故宫(gùgōng)、长城(chángchéng)，还有(háiyǒu)烤鸭(kǎoyā)。

    The Palace Museum, the Great Wall, and roast duck.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)在(zài)烤鸭店(kǎoyādiàn)停留(tíngliú)两(liǎng)天(tiān)。

    I want to stay at the roast duck restaurant for two days.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)鸭子(yāzi)了(le)。

    Then we will only see the duck.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)中(zhōng)途(tú)在(zài)芝(zhī)加(jiā)哥(gē)停(tíng)留(liú)。

We had a stopover in Chicago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)中(zhōng)途(tú)在(zài)洛(luò)杉(shān)矶(jī)和(hé)芝(zhī)加(jiā)哥(gē)停(tíng)留(liú)。

He stopped over at Los Angeles and Chicago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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