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逗留

dòu liú · dou liu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to stay at
  2. to stop over
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No lingering here

  1. Leon

    机场(jīchǎng)的(de)牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)请(qǐng)勿(wù)在(zài)此(cǐ)逗留(dòuliú)，是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    The sign at the airport says no lingering here. What does it mean?

  2. Dengdeng

    逗留(dòuliú)就是(jiùshì)停下来(tíngxiàlái)待(dāi)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    逗留 means to stop and stay for a while.

  3. Leon

    那(nà)我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)逗留(dòuliú)一分钟(yīfēnzhōng)吗(ma)？

    Then can I linger here for one minute?

  4. Liangliang

    牌子(páizi)的(de)意思(yìsi)是(shì)，这里(zhèlǐ)不能(bùnéng)停车(tíngchē)，也(yě)不能(bùnéng)逗留(dòuliú)。

    The sign means you can't park here and you can't linger.

  5. Leon

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)逗留(dòuliú)一会儿(yīhuìr)吧(ba)。

    OK. Then let's go linger in a cafe for a while.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)会(huì)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)逗(dòu)留(liú)多(duō)久(jiǔ)？

How long will you stay here?

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)打(dǎ)算(suàn)在(zài)杭(háng)州(zhōu)逗(dòu)留(liú)三(sān)天(tiān)。

We plan to stay in Hangzhou for three days.

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