收留 (shōu liú) — to offer shelter, to take in (a person or animal)
Definition
收留 means to take someone in out of compassion — sheltering a stray animal or homeless person. Unlike 拘留 ('detain, hold in custody'), 收留 is voluntary and humanitarian, not legal force.
verb
to offer shelterto take in (a person or animal)
Examples
- 收留。Zhè ge hǎo xīn rén shōu liú le yì zhī shòu shāng de xiǎo niǎo.This kind-hearted person took in an injured little bird.
- 收留。Tā shōu liú le sān zhī wú jiā kě guī de xiǎo māo.She took in three homeless kittens.
- 收留。Tā men shōu liú le yí wèi wú yī wú kào de lǎo rén.They took in a helpless old person.
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