滞留 meaning in English

zhìliú

(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 滯留22 strokes

Meaning of 滞留

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhìliú

(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded
(of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger

Stroke order for each character

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滞 zhì · to block · 12 strokes

留 liú · to leave · 10 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 滞留.

留下	liúxia	to leave behind; to stay behind
留学生	liúxuéshēng	student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student
保留	bǎoliú	to keep; to retain
留学	liúxué	to study abroad
停留	tíngliú	to stay for a time; to stop; to remain; to remain (at a stage, level etc)
留言	liúyán	to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message
留意	liúyì	to be mindful; to pay attention to
拘留	jūliú	to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
收留	shōuliú	to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
留心	liúxīn	to be careful; to pay attention to
残留	cánliú	to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant
扣留	kòuliú	to detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)

Questions about 滞留

What does 滞留 mean?

滞留 (zhìliú) means "(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 滞留?

滞留 is made of 2 characters: 滞 (12 strokes), 留 (10 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 滞留 an HSK word?

Yes. 滞留 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 滞留 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 滞留 is written 滯留.