滞留

• 拼音: zhì liú
• 汉字拆解: 滞 = 氵+ 带 (water stuck); 留 = 卯 + 田 (remain in place)

含义

To be stranded; to be detained; to remain stuck somewhere. Unable to leave or proceed as planned.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: travel, logistics, emergencies

语气: negative

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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

起源与历史

滞 (stagnate/stuck) + 留 (remain/stay)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal