stay; be stranded; be detained
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to stay; to be stranded; to be detained
formalOften implies being delayed or stuck against one's will, especially due to external circumstances like bad weather, administrative issues, or illness.
Yóu由
yú于
bào暴
fēng风
xuě雪
，
suǒ所
yǒu有
lǚ旅
kè客
bèi被
pò迫
zài在
jī机
chǎng场
zhì滞
liú留
le了
yī一
yè夜
。
Due to the blizzard, all passengers were forced to stay at the airport overnight.
Tā他
bì毕
yè业
hòu后
zhì滞
liú留
zài在
nà那
ge个
xiǎo小
chéng城
，
yī一
zhí直
zhǎo找
bù不
dào到
hé合
shì适
de的
gōng工
zuò作
。
After graduation, he was stranded in that small town, unable to find a suitable job.
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Yī一
xiē些
nàn难
mín民
yīn因
wèi为
qiān签
zhèng证
wèn问
tí题
zài在
biān边
jìng境
dì地
qū区
zhì滞
liú留
。
Some refugees are detained at the border due to visa issues.
Tā他
xiāng乡
zhì滞
liú留
，
xīn心
zhōng中
bù不
miǎn免
shēng生
chū出
xǔ许
duō多
chóu愁
xù绪
。
Being stranded in a foreign land inevitably gives rise to many sad thoughts.