挽留 (wǎn liú): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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(wǎn liú): To urge someone to stay (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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挽 • wǎn • to pull, to draw, to lament • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
wǎn
挽
to pull, to draw, to lament
留 • liú • remain • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
liú
留
remain
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 挽留.
Words with
挽
挽回
wǎn huí
retrieve; redeem
挽救
wǎn jiù
save; remedy; rescue
力挽狂澜
lì wǎn kuáng lán
to turn the tide, to save the situation
Words with
留
留学
liú xué
study abroad
留学生
liú xué shēng
student studying abroad
留下
liú xià
to leave behind
保留
bǎo liú
continue to have; persist; to retain; hold back
停留
tíng liú
to stay somewhere temporarily
留言
liú yán
to leave a message
拘留
jū liú
detain; hold in custody; intern
残留
cán liú
remain; be left over; residual
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Example Sentences with 挽留
lǎo
老
bǎn
板
jí
极
lì
力
wǎn
挽
liú
留
tā
他
。
The boss strongly urged him to stay.
tā
她
jué
决
dìng
定
cí
辞
zhí
职
，
tóng
同
shì
事
men
们
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
péng
朋
you
友
zài
再
sān
三
wǎn
挽
liú
留
fēn
纷
fēn
纷
wǎn
挽
liú
留
。
She decided to resign, and her colleagues all tried to persuade her to stay.
，
tā
他
hái
还
shì
是
tà
踏
shàng
上
le
了
yuǎn
远
xíng
行
de
的
liè
列
chē
车
。
Despite his friends repeatedly urging him to stay, he still boarded the train for a distant journey.
