stop over; stay temporarily
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to stop over; to stay temporarily
neutralUsed when a person or group stays at a place for a short, non-permanent period, often during travel or when in need of a temporary residence. Can be used with the suffix '儿' (luòjiǎo) in colloquial speech.
Wǒ我
men们
zhè这
cì次
lǚ旅
xíng行
，
dǎ打
suàn算
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
luò落
jiǎo脚
liǎng两
tiān天
。
For this trip, we plan to stop over in Beijing for two days.
Tā他
gāng刚
dào到
chéng城
lǐ里
，
hái还
méi没
zhǎo找
dào到
luò落
jiǎo脚
diǎn点
。
He just arrived in the city and hasn't found a place to stay yet.
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Zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
lǚ旅
guǎn馆
dà大
duō多
kè客
mǎn满
，
chà差
diǎn点
er儿
zhǎo找
bù不
dào到
luò落
jiǎo脚
de的
dì地
fang方
。
Most hotels are full these days; we almost couldn't find a place to stay.
Nàn难
mín民
men们
zài在
zhè这
ge个
lín临
shí时
yíng营
dì地
luò落
jiǎo脚
。
The refugees are staying temporarily at this makeshift camp.