Definition
留校 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to stay at school' or 'to remain at school after graduation as a staff member'. It splits when you add time, measure words, or objects: 留了三年校 ('stayed at school for three years'). The three main senses are: being kept after class as punishment, staying on campus during a break, or being hired to work at your alma mater after graduation.
v.o.
to be kept after school (as punishment)to stay at school during vacationto be assigned to work at one's alma mater after graduation
Examples
- 留校。Tā yīnwèi méi xiě zuòyè bèi lǎoshī liú jiào le.He was kept after school by the teacher because he didn't do his homework.
- ，留校。Shǔjià hěnduō xuéshēng dōu huí jiā le, zhǐyǒu jǐ gè tóngxué liú jiào.During summer break, many students went home; only a few stayed at school.
- 留校，。Tā bìyè hòu liú jiào rènjiào, xiànzài yǐjīng shì jiàoshòu le.After graduation, he stayed on to teach at the school, and now he's already a professor.
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