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逗留 (dòu liú): Stay (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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逗 • dòu • to tease; play with; amuse • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
dòu
逗
to tease; play with; amuse
留 • liú • remain • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
liú
留
remain
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 逗留.
Words with
逗
挑逗
tiǎo dòu
to tease; to provoke; to flirt
逗乐
dòu lè
to amuse; to make someone laugh
逗号
dòu hào
comma
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
4.
How to Use 逗留 in Sentences
Verb + Noun
dòu
逗
liú
留
shí
时
jiān
间
neutral
stay duration
dòu
逗
liú
留
qī
期
jiān
间
formal
during the stay
Adverb + Verb
with
短暂
duǎn
短
zàn
暂
dòu
逗
liú
留
Verb + Object
with
禁止
jìn
禁
zhǐ
止
dòu
逗
liú
留
5.
Example Sentences with 逗留
wǒ
我
zài
在
gōng
公
yuán
园
dòu
逗
liú
留
le
neutral
brief stay
formal
Written
no loitering
了
yī
一
huì
会
er
儿
。
I stayed in the park for a while.
wǒ
我
men
们
zhǐ
只
zài
在
nà
那
ge
个
xiǎo
小
zhèn
镇
dòu
逗
liú
留
le
了
yì
一
tiān
天
。
We only stayed in that small town for one day.
yóu
由
yú
于
qiān
签
zhèng
证
wèn
问
tí
题
，
tā
他
bù
不
dé
得
bú
不
zài
在
jī
机
chǎng
场
dòu
逗
liú
留
le
了
zhěng
整
zhěng
整
liǎng
两
tiān
天
。
Due to visa issues, he had to stay at the airport for two full days.
tā
他
yīn
因
wèi
为
xià
下
yǔ
雨
，
zài
在
chē
车
zhàn
站
dòu
逗
liú
留
le
了
bàn
半
xiǎo
小
shí
时
。
He stayed at the station for half an hour because of the rain.
wèi
为
le
了
ān
安
quán
全
qǐ
起
jiàn
见
，
wǒ
我
men
们
jué
决
dìng
定
bú
不
zài
在
nà
那
ge
个
qū
区
yù
域
dòu
逗
liú
留
。
For safety reasons, we decided not to stay in that area.
