滞留
Old HSK 6
滞留 (zhìliú) · to be stranded
滞留 (zhìliú) means “to be stranded; to be held up”. It is written with 2 characters: 滞 (to block) + 留 (to leave (behind)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 滞留 is built
The characters
滞 zhì · to block
What 滞 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 带dài — belt
- 卅sà — thirty
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 川chuān — stream
- 冖mì — cover
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 卅sà — thirty
留 liú · to leave (behind)
What 留 is made of
- 卯mǎo — 4th terrestrial branch
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 卩jié — seal
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
因为大雪，很多旅客滞留在机场。Yīnwèi dàxuě, hěnduō lǚkè zhìliú zài jīchǎng.Because of the heavy snow, many travellers were stranded at the airport.
他在国外滞留了一个月。Tā zài guówài zhìliú le yí gè yuè.He was stuck abroad for a month.
Questions about 滞留
What does 滞留 mean?
滞留 (zhìliú) means “to be stranded; to be held up”.
How do you pronounce 滞留?
滞留 is pronounced zhìliú.
Which HSK level is 滞留?
滞留 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 停滞tíngzhìto stagnate
- 留下liúxiàto leave behind
- 留学生liúxuéshēnginternational student
- 保留bǎoliúto keep
- 留学liúxuéto study abroad
- 残留cánliúto remain
- 拘留jūliúto detain
- 留恋liúliànreluctant to leave
- 留念liúniànto keep as a souvenir
- 留神liúshénto be careful
Learn 滞留 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 238: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.