Definition
停留 (tíngliú) means to stay temporarily or stop over, often in a place you're passing through (e.g., a city, a station). It focuses on a brief pause in movement, unlike 待 (dài), which means to stay for a longer, indefinite period, and unlike 住宿 (zhùsù), which specifically means to lodge overnight.
verb
to stay temporarilyto stop over
Examples
- 停留。Wǒ zài Shànghǎi tíng liú le yì tiān.I stayed in Shanghai for a day.
- 停留。Huǒchē zài zhège zhàn zhǐ tíng liú wǔ fēnzhōng.The train only stops at this station for five minutes.
- 停留。Tāmen juédìng zài zhèlǐ tíng liú yí duàn shíjiān.They decided to stay here for a period of time.
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