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
Examples
- ，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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