逗留 meaning in English

dòuliú

to stay for a while; to sojourn

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Meaning of 逗留

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dòuliú
  1. to stay for a while; to sojourn

逗留 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

不bú要yào在zài阳yáng光guāng下xià逗dòu留liú太tài久jiǔ。
Don't stay in the sun too long.
他tā们men会huì坚jiān持chí要yào她tā逗dòu留liú久jiǔ一yì点diǎn。
They will insist on her staying there longer.
你nǐ会huì在zài这zhè里lǐ逗dòu留liú多duō久jiǔ?
How long will you stay here?
你nǐ在zài这zhè里lǐ逗dòu留liú多duō久jiǔ?
How long are you going to stay here?

Stroke order for each character

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逗 dòu · to tease · 10 strokes

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留 liú · to leave · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 逗留.

留下liúxiato leave behind; to stay behind
留学生liúxuéshēngstudent studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student
保留bǎoliúto keep; to retain
留学liúxuéto study abroad
停留tíngliúto stay for a time; to stop; to remain; to remain (at a stage, level etc)
留言liúyánto leave a message; to leave one's comments; message
留意liúyìto be mindful; to pay attention to
拘留jūliúto detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
收留shōuliúto offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
留心liúxīnto be careful; to pay attention to
残留cánliúto remain; to be left over; residual; remnant
扣留kòuliúto detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)

Questions about 逗留

What does 逗留 mean?

逗留 (dòuliú) means "to stay for a while; to sojourn".

How do you write 逗留?

逗留 is made of 2 characters: 逗 (10 strokes), 留 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.