停 tíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 亭 pavilion
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
停留
tíngliú
to stay; to stop briefly
Characters in this word
留 liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- Made of
- 卯 4th terrestrial branch 田 field, farm, arable land
Example phrases
- 我在北京停留。 Wǒ zài Běijīng tíngliú. I stay in Beijing.
- 请停留一下。 Qǐng tíngliú yí xià. Please stay for a moment.
- 他停留三天。 Tā tíngliú sān tiān. He stays for three days.
Related words
- 停 tíng to stop
- 停车 tíngchē to park
- 停车场 tíngchēchǎng parking lot
- 停止 tíngzhǐ to stop
- 停下 tíngxià to stop
- 不停 bùtíng nonstop
- 暂停 zàntíng to pause
- 留 liú to stay; to leave behind
- 留下 liúxià to stay behind; to leave behind
- 留学生 liúxuéshēng international student
- 保留 bǎoliú to keep; to save
- 留学 liúxué to study abroad