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滞留 (zhì liú): Be detained (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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滞留 consists of 2 characters.

to stagnate, to be blocked, not flowing smoothly

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Adjective + Nounwith问题

zhì滞

liú留

wèn问

tí题

neutral

stranding problem

Verb + Nounwith旅客

zhì滞

liú留

lǚ旅

kè客

Adverb + Verb

cháng长

qī期

zhì滞

liú留

neutral

long-term stay/stranding

Verb + Objectwith机场

zhì滞

liú留

jī机

chǎng场

Example Sentences with 滞留

yīn因

wèi为

xià下

yǔ雨

，

wǒ我

zài在

neutral

stranded passengers

bèi被

pò迫

zhì滞

liú留

formal

be forced to stay/be stranded

neutral

be stranded at the airport

chē

车

zhàn站

zhì滞

liú留

le了

。

Because of the rain, I was stranded at the station.

yóu由

yú于

hǎi海

guān关

de的

yán严

gé格

jiǎn检

chá查

，

zhè这

pī批

huò货

wù物

zài在

gǎng港

kǒu口

zhì滞

liú留

le了

sān三

tiān天

。

Due to strict customs inspections, this batch of goods was detained at the port for three days.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

zài在

jī机

chǎng场

zhì滞

liú留

yì一

zhěng整

tiān天

，

bú不

qù去

lián联

xì系

háng航

kōng空

gōng公

sī司

ma吗

？

Do you really plan to be held up at the airport all day without contacting the airline?

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tā他

de的

qiān签

zhèng证

wèn问

tí题

dǎo导

zhì致

tā他

zài在

jī机

chǎng场

zhì滞

liú留

le了

jǐ几

gè个

xiǎo小

shí时

。

His visa issue caused him to be detained at the airport for several hours.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

zài在

biān边

jìng境

zhì滞

liú留

，

yīn因

wèi为

qiān签

zhèng证

wèn问

tí题

zhì滞

liú留

hǎi海

yóu由

yú于

háng航

bān班

qǔ取

xiāo消

，

xǔ许

duō多

lǚ

bào抱

qiàn歉

，

huì会

yì议

yán延

cháng长

le了

，

wǒ我

ér

而

shì是

shùn顺

lì利

bàn办

lǐ理

le了

rù入

jìng境

shǒu手

xù续

。

He was not detained at the border; instead, he smoothly completed the entry procedures.

wài外

，

tā他

cuò错

guò过

le了

jiā家

rén人

de的

zhòng重

yào要

jù聚

huì会

。

Detained overseas due to visa issues, he missed an important family gathering.

旅

kè客

bù不

dé得

bù不

zài在

jiǔ酒

diàn店

zhì滞

liú留

yī一

yè夜

。

Due to flight cancellations, many passengers had to stay overnight at the hotel.

kě可

néng能

huì会

zài在

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

duō多

zhì滞

liú留

yí一

huì会

er儿

。

Sorry, the meeting ran long, so I might be held up in the office a bit longer.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 滞留.

Words with 滞

停滞tíng zhì
滞后zhì hòu

Words with 留

留学liú xuéHSK 3
保留bǎo liúHSK 5
停留tíng liú
扣留kòu liú
拘留jū liú
收留shōu liú
残留cán liú
留下liú xià