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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

停留 [tíngliú]
  1. 1. stay for a time; stop; remain
    代表团在延安停留了一周。
    The delegation stayed in Yan'an for a week.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

停留 [tíngliú]
  1. 1. 暂停前进
    途中在武汉停留了几天。
  2. 2. 停滞;不继续发展或实践
    人类的认识绝不会停留在一个水平上。
    改正错误要有行动,不能只停留在口头上。

Examples

我们不能停留在现有的成绩上,要继续前进。
We can't rest on our laurels; we must forge ahead.
一群迁徙的大雁飞落到湖边做短暂的停留
A flock of wild geese landed by the lake for a short stay.
我们不能只停留在表面问题的分析,那可能会走向误区,而是要挖掘里层规律性的东西。
We can't only analyze the surface of the problems, which may mislead us. Instead, we should dig into the underlying principles.
我们要懂得学以致用,不能只停留在书本上。
We should learn to use in practice what we have learned rather than lingering on the books.
驻跸(帝王出行时沿途停留暂住)。
停留
不能仅停留在理论层面上
对问题的认识还停留在浅表上。
停留在口头上。

Collocations

停留在口头上
only orally
停留片刻
to stay for a short while
长时间停留
to stay for a long time
稍作停留
a short stay
停留天数
the duration of one's stay

Word Decomposition


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