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"to stay" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
住 zhù v. to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) syn
处 處 chǔ v. to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish syn
留 畱 liú v. to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve syn
待 dāi v. to stay / to remain syn
蹲 dūn v. to crouch / to squat / to stay (somewhere) syn
逗 dòu v., adj. to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) syn
寄宿 jì sù to stay / to lodge / to board syn
置身 zhì shēn to place oneself / to stay syn
下榻 xià tà to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip) syn
投宿 tóu sù to lodge / to stay (for the night) syn
吃住 chī zhù food and lodging / to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there)
驻留 駐留 zhù liú to stay / to remain / to linger / (computing) to reside / resident (program etc) syn
驻 駐 zhù v. to halt / to stay / to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) syn
栖 棲 qī to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay syn
羁留 羈留 jī liú to stay / to detain syn
歇宿 xiē sù to lodge / to stay (for the night) syn
勾留 gōu liú to stay / to stop over / to break one's journey syn
処 chǔ to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish / old variant of 處|处[chu3]
落藉 luò jiè to stay / to reside (old)
担搁 擔擱 dān ge to delay / to hold up / to tarry / to stay / to put off / variant of 耽擱|耽搁[dan1 ge5]
畄 liú to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve / old variant of 留[liu2]
息肩 xī jiān (literary) to put down one's burden / to rest / to stay (at an inn etc)
墫 dūn to crouch / to squat / to stay (somewhere) / old variant of 蹲[dun1]
Chinese Pinyin Translation
留下 liú xià v. to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go syn
住手 zhù shǒu to desist / to stop / to stay one's hand syn
联络 聯絡 lián luò v. to get in touch with / to contact / to stay in contact (with) / liaison / (math.) connection syn
躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb) syn
停留 tíng liú v. to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over syn
留住 liú zhù to ask sb to stay / to keep sb for the night / to await (classical) syn
逗留 dòu liú v. to stay for a while / to sojourn syn
熬夜 áo yè v. to stay up late or all night
住宿 zhù sù v. to stay at / lodging / accommodation syn
慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! syn
提神 tí shén to freshen up / to be cautious or vigilant / to watch out / stimulant to enhance mental performance / stay-awake drug / agrypnotic syn
落脚 落腳 luò jiǎo to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers syn
家居 jiā jū n. home / residence / to stay at home (unemployed) syn
收容 shōu róng to provide a place to stay / to house / to accommodate / (of an institution etc) to take in / to accept syn
本分 běn fèn n., adj. (to play) one's part / one's role / one's duty / (to stay within) one's bounds / dutiful / keeping to one's role syn
栖身 棲身 qī shēn to stay at / to live in (temporarily) syn
居家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) syn
留守 liú shǒu to stay behind to take care of things
留宿 liú sù to put up a guest / to stay overnight syn
久留 jiǔ liú to stay for a long time
避风 避風 bì fēng to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble
挽留 wǎn liú to urge to stay / to detain syn
借宿 jiè sù to stay with sb / to ask for lodging syn
蝉联 蟬聯 chán lián to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship syn
静默 靜默 jìng mò silent / still / quiet / to mourn in silence / to observe silence / (neologism c. 2022) to stay at home during a pandemic syn
作客 zuò kè v. to live somewhere as a visitor / to stay with sb as a guest / to sojourn syn
沉住气 沉住氣 chén zhù qì to keep cool / to stay calm syn
持平 chí píng v. to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc) / fair / unbiased syn
歇息 xiē xi to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep syn
盘桓 盤桓 pán huán to pace / to linger / to stay over / to spiral / to hover syn
赋闲 賦閑 fù xián to stay idle at home / to have resigned from office / to be unemployed / to have been fired / to be on a sabbatical syn
旅居 lǚ jū to stay away from home / residence abroad / sojourn syn
连络 連絡 lián luò to get in touch with / to contact / to stay in contact (with) / liaison / (math.) connection / variant of 聯絡|联络[lian2 luo4]
厮守 廝守 sī shǒu to stay together / to rely on one another
农家乐 農家樂 nóng jiā lè a property providing rural accommodation (farm stay, boutique hotel etc)
闲居 閑居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life syn
守岁 守歲 shǒu suì to see in the New Year / to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
上轨道 上軌道 shàng guǐ dào to stay on track / to proceed smoothly syn
留客 liú kè to ask a guest to stay / to detain a guest
撑 撐 chēng v. to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support syn
宅 zhái residence / (coll.) to stay in at home / to hang around at home syn
置身事外 zhì shēn shì wài not to get involved / to stay out of it syn
足不出户 足不出戶 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside / to stay at home
避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
羁旅 羈旅 jī lǚ (literary) to stay long in a place far from home / (literary) person who lives in an alien land
留堂 liú táng to stay behind (after class) / to be given detention / detention
熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè to stay up through the night (idiom)
耳根清净 耳根清淨 ěr gēn qīng jìng lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom) / to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
且住为佳 qiě zhù wéi jiā (idiom) It is better to stay here for a while longer / generally said to invite a guest to extend their stay.
此处不留人，自有留人处 cǐ chǔ bù liú rén，zì yǒu liú rén chǔ (idiom) If one cannot stay here, there will certainly be another place where one can stay. It is used to comfort or advise someone who has to leave.
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
保持联系 保持聯繫 bǎo chí lián xì to keep in touch / to stay in contact
夜不归宿 夜不歸宿 yè bù guī sù to stay out all night (idiom)
守活寡 shǒu huó guǎ to stay at home while one's husband is away / grass widow
守空房 shǒu kōng fáng to stay home alone (of married woman)
宿夜 sù yè to stay overnight
托足无门 托足無門 tuō zú wú mén to be unable to find a place to stay (idiom)
既来之，则安之 既來之，則安之 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
淹留 yān liú to stay for a long period
留饭 留飯 liú fàn to put some food aside for sb / to invite sb to stay for a meal / invitation to dinner
监视居住 監視居住 jiān shì jū zhù (PRC law) residential surveillance / to order sb to stay at their home, or a designated location, under surveillance
稳坐钓鱼台 穩坐釣魚臺 wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
结伴而行 結伴而行 jié bàn ér xíng (of a group) to stay together / to keep together
绕膝 繞膝 rào xī (children) run around parent's knees / fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents
般桓 pán huán to pace / to linger / to stay over / to spiral / to hover / variant of 盤桓|盘桓[pan2 huan2]
躲风 躲風 duǒ fēng lit. to avoid the wind / fig. to keep low to avoid a difficult situation / to stay out of trouble
逗留许可 逗留許可 stay permit
停止诉讼程序 停止訴訟程序 stay of proceedings
暂缓实施 暫緩實施 stay (law)
杀进杀出 殺進殺出 shā jìn shā chū to execute a lightning raid / (investment) to buy, then quickly sell / (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay
沉得住气 沉得住氣 chén de zhù qì to stay calm / to keep one's composure
牚 chēng to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support / variant of 撐|撑[cheng1]
逗遛 dòu liú to stay for a while / to sojourn / variant of 逗留[dou4liu2]
青春永驻 青春永駐 qīng chūn yǒng zhù to stay young forever
奶爸 nǎi bà stay-at-home dad
独守空房 獨守空房 dú shǒu kōng fáng (of a married woman) to stay home alone
时间是把杀猪刀 時間是把殺豬刀 shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo lit. time is a butcher's knife / fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving / nothing gold can stay
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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