滞留

• Pinyin: zhì liú
• Desglose de hanzi: 滞 = 氵+ 带 (water stuck); 留 = 卯 + 田 (remain in place)

Significado

Quedar varado; quedar retenido; verse obligado a permanecer.

Used for travellers (旅客滞留 — passengers stranded), goods (货物滞留 — goods held up), and people in situations (滞留海外 — stranded abroad). Implies unplanned, often problematic delay in moving forward.

Ejemplos

1. 暴风雪导致上千名旅客滞留机场，航空公司紧急安排食宿。
2. 由于签证问题，他被迫滞留境外长达三个月。
3. 集装箱在港口滞留，物流成本大幅上升。

Guía de uso

Contexto: travel, logistics, emergencies

Tono: negative

Correcto

• 航班取消后，乘客们被迫在候机厅滞留一夜。(After the flight was cancelled, passengers were forced to remain stranded in the terminal overnight.)
• 疫情期间大量海外公民滞留当地，使馆积极协调撤侨。(During the pandemic, many overseas citizens were stranded locally, and the embassy actively coordinated evacuations.)

Incorrecto

• 我在咖啡馆滞留了一下午 — for voluntary staying, use 待了 or 呆了; 滞留 implies being stuck involuntarily

Origen e historia

滞 (stagnate/stuck) + 留 (remain/stay)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal