滞留 (zhì liú) is a Chinese word meaning “(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”.
Meanings
- 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
- Part of speech
- verb
Characters in 滞留
Related words
留to leave (a message etc)留old variant of 留[liu2]留old variant of 留[liu2]留下to leave behind留言to leave a message; to leave one's comments留给to set aside for保留to keep留意to be mindful拘留to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody停留to stay somewhere temporarily残留to remain; to be left over留住to ask sb to stay