滞留

zhì liú

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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

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to depart; to leave

一般离开

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to keep

液体、污染物

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to stay somewhere temporarily

暂住

滞留 implies being stuck due to external circumstances (e.g. flight cancellation), not a voluntary stay.

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由于大雪，许多旅客滞留在了火车站。

Due to heavy snow, many passengers were stranded at the train station.

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stationary front (meteorology)

to leave (a message etc)

sluggish