留校 (liú jiào) — to be kept after school (as punishment); to stay at school during vacation; to be assigned to work at one's alma mater after graduation
Definition
留校 is a separable verb meaning 'stay on at school' — either as punishment after class, over a vacation, or as a graduate assigned to teach at one's alma mater.
verb
to be kept after school (as punishment)to stay at school during vacationto be assigned to work at one's alma mater after graduation
Examples
- 留校。Tā yīn wèi méi xiě zuò yè bèi lǎo shī liú jiào le.He was kept after school by the teacher because he didn't do his homework.
- ，留校。Shǔ jià hěn duō xué shēng dōu huí jiā le, zhǐ yǒu jǐ gè tóng xué liú jiào.During summer break, many students went home; only a few stayed at school.
- 留校，。Tā bì yè hòu liú jiào rèn jiào, xiàn zài yǐ jīng shì jiào shòu le.After graduation, he stayed on to teach at the school, and now he's already a professor.
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