to stay temporarily; to halt
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to stay for a short time; to stop over
Used for both people stopping during travel and things pausing in development.
Dài代
biǎo表
tuán团
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
tíng停
liú留
le了
yī一
zhōu周
。
The delegation stayed in Beijing for a week.
Wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
zài在
Dōng东
jīng京
tíng停
liú留
yī一
tiān天
，
rán然
hòu后
fēi飞
wǎng往
Dà大
bǎn阪
。
We will only stop over in Tokyo for one day before flying to Osaka.
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Tā他
de的
mù目
guāng光
zài在
qiáng墙
shàng上
de的
zhào照
piàn片
shàng上
tíng停
liú留
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
。
His gaze lingered on the photo on the wall for a long time.
verb
to remain at a certain level; to stagnate
Often used in abstract contexts like technology, research, or skill level.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
tíng停
liú留
zài在
mù目
qián前
de的
shuǐ水
píng平
shàng上
。
We cannot remain at our current level.
Zhè这
xiàng项
yán研
jiū究
yǐ已
jīng经
tíng停
liú留
zài在
zhè这
ge个
jiē阶
duàn段
hǎo好
jǐ几
nián年
le了
。
This research has been stuck at this stage for several years.
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Tā他
de的
Zhōng中
wén文
shuǐ水
píng平
yī一
zhí直
tíng停
liú留
zài在
chū初
jí级
jiē阶
duàn段
。
His Chinese level has remained at the beginner stage.