# 滞留 (zhìliú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 滞留 (zhìliú) means “to be stranded; to linger”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be stranded; to linger
- Pinyin: zhìliú (zhi4 liu2)
- Traditional: 滯留
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 由于大雪，许多旅客被迫滞留在机场。
  Yóuyú dàxuě, xǔduō lǚkè bèipò zhìliú zài jīchǎng.
  Due to the heavy snow, many passengers were stranded at the airport.

## Characters

- 滞 (zhì): sluggish; stagnant
- [留](https://hanziro.com/word/liu-stay/) (liú): to stay; to leave behind

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-liu-be-stranded/

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