滞 zhì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 带 belt, strap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
滞留
zhìliú
to be stranded; to be held up; to remain stuck
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
- 暴雪导致数千名旅客滞留机场，航空公司不得不临时安排住宿。 Bàoxuě dǎozhì shùqiān míng lǚkè zhìliú jīchǎng, hángkōng gōngsī bùdébù línshí ānpái zhùsù. The blizzard left thousands of passengers stranded at the airport, forcing the airline to arrange temporary accommodation.
- 台风过后，不少渔船滞留在港口无法出海。 Táifēng guòhòu, bùshǎo yúchuán zhìliú zài gǎngkǒu wúfǎ chūhǎi. After the typhoon, many fishing boats were stuck in the harbor, unable to put out to sea.
- 他因签证问题在国外滞留了一个多月。 Tā yīn qiānzhèng wèntí zài guówài zhìliú le yī gè duō yuè. He was held up abroad for over a month because of visa problems.
Related words
- 停滞 tíngzhì to stagnate; to come to a standstill
- 滞后 zhìhòu to lag behind; lagging
- 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
- 停留 tíngliú to stay; to stop briefly
- 残留 cánliú to remain; residue
- 逗留 dòuliú to stay; to stop over; to linger
- 拘留 jūliú to detain; detention
- 扣留 kòuliú to detain; to withhold