停
留

To stay somewhere temporarily in Chinese: 停留 (tíng liú)

tíng liú

to stay somewhere temporarily

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Definitions

  1. 1to stay somewhere temporarily
  2. 2to stop over

Stroke order

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停
留

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄊㄧㄥˊ

tíng

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧㄡˊ

liú

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们在这个城市只停留了一天。

    wǒ men zài zhè ge chéng shì zhī tíng liú le yì tiān。

    We only stayed in this city for one day.

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Related words

留

liú

to leave (a message etc)

停

tíng

to stop

留学

liú xué

to study abroad

停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop

保留

bǎo liú

to keep

留下

liú xià

to leave behind

停车

tíng chē

to pull up (stop one's vehicle)

停下

tíng xià

to stop

不停

bù tíng

incessant

暂停

zàn tíng

to suspend

留言

liú yán

to leave a message

残留

cán liú

to remain

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