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逗留 (dòu liú): Stay (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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逗留 consists of 2 characters.

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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Pinyindòu liú

MeaningStay

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

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3.

How to Use 逗留 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 逗留 with other words naturally.

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 + Verbwith短暂

duǎn短

zàn暂

dòu逗

liú留

Verb + Objectwith禁止

jìn禁

zhǐ止

dòu逗

liú留

4.

Example Sentences with 逗留

wǒ我

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

dòu逗

liú留

le了

neutral

brief stay

formal

Written

no loitering

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.

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

zài在

bā巴

lí黎

dòu逗

liú留

duō多

jiǔ久

，

yǐ以

biàn便

wǒ我

wèi为

nǐ你

yù预

dìng订

jiǔ酒

diàn店

？

How long do you plan to stay in Paris so I can book a hotel for you?

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.

huì会

yì议

jié结

shù束

hòu后

，

jǐ几

wèi位

dài代

biǎo表

zài在

xiū休

xi息

shì室

dòu逗

liú留

，

jì继

xù续

tǎo讨

lùn论

hé合

zuò作

xì细

jié节

。

After the meeting, several representatives stayed in the lounge to continue discussing cooperation details.

lǚ旅

xíng行

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

xǐ喜

huān欢

zài在

fēng风

jǐng景

yōu优

měi美

de的

dì地

fāng方

duō多

dòu逗

liú留

jǐ几

tiān天

。

When traveling, we like to stay a few more days in places with beautiful scenery.

měi每

cì次

lù路

guò过

zhè这

jiā家

kā咖

fēi啡

guǎn馆

，

wǒ我

dōu都

xiǎng想

jìn进

qù去

dòu逗

liú留

piàn片

kè刻

，

xiǎng享

shòu受

yōu悠

xián闲

shí时

guāng光

。

Every time I pass by this café, I want to go in and stay for a while to enjoy some leisurely time.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 逗留.

Words with 逗

挑逗tiǎo dòuto tease; to provoke; to flirt
逗乐dòu lèto amuse; to make someone laugh
逗号dòu hàocomma

Words with 留

留学liú xuéstudy abroad
留学生liú xué shēngstudent studying abroad
留下liú xiàto leave behind
保留bǎo liúcontinue to have; persist; to retain; hold back
停留tíng liúto stay somewhere temporarily
留言liú yánto leave a message
拘留jū liúdetain; hold in custody; intern
残留cán liúremain; be left over; residual