挽留 (wǎn liú) — to urge (someone) to stay, to try to keep (someone) from leaving

Definition

挽留 (wǎnliú) means to urge someone to stay or not leave — often against their will. Implies a polite or earnest attempt, as in trying to keep a person, a customer, or an employee from departing.

verb
to urge (someone) to stayto try to keep (someone) from leaving

Beispiele

  • 挽留
    Tā zhí yì yào zǒu, wǒ men zěn me wǎn liú dōu méi yòng.
    He insisted on leaving; no matter how we tried to urge him to stay, it was useless.
  • 挽留
    Lǐng dǎo qīn zì wǎn liú zhè wèi guān jiàn yuán gōng.
    The leader personally urged this key employee to stay.
  • 挽留
    Jǐn guǎn dà jiā yí zài wǎn liú, tā hái shì jué dìng cí zhí.
    Although everyone repeatedly urged her to stay, she still decided to resign.

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