linger; loiter; be reluctant to leave
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to linger; to loiter; to be reluctant to leave (a place)
literaryOften used in literary contexts, especially in the idiom 流连忘返 (to enjoy oneself so much as to forget to go home).
Yóu游
kè客
men们
zài在
zhè这
měi美
lì丽
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
zhōng中
liú流
lián连
wàng忘
fǎn返
。
The tourists enjoyed the beautiful scenery so much that they forgot to go home.
Tā他
duì对
mǔ母
xiào校
de的
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
zǒng总
shì是
liú流
lián连
wàng忘
fǎn返
。
He always lingers in his alma mater's library, reluctant to leave.
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Tóng童
nián年
de的
huān欢
lè乐
shí时
guāng光
lìng令
rén人
liú流
lián连
。
The happy days of childhood make one linger in fond memory.