挽留 - Zhictionary

Zhictionary

挽留

wǎnliú

to urge to stay
to detain

to urge someone to stay

留住使不离去。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

to pull
to draw (a cart or a bow)
to roll up
to coil
to carry on the arm
to lament the dead
(fig.) to pull against
to recover

variant of 挽 wǎn
to draw (a cart)
to lament the dead

old variant of 留 liú

to leave (a message etc)
to retain
to stay
to remain
to keep
to preserve

old variant of 留 liú

Related entries

to detain
to hinder

to detain
to hold back by force
to buckle
to hook

to detain
to hold in custody
to distrain
to seize property

萨米的包被警察扣押了。

Sami's bag was seized by police.

Source: Tatoeba

to detain
to arrest
to hold
to confiscate

to detain (a prisoner)
to keep sb in custody

警方拘留了他。

The police held him in custody.

Source: Tatoeba

View more