驻留 (zhù liú) — to stay; to remain; to linger; (computing) to r… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal/literary verb for staying or lingering in one place over time — stronger than the everyday 留, with a sense of remaining in place rather than just 'leaving behind'. Also the computing term for a program residing in memory.

verb

to stayto remainto linger(computing) to resideresident

Examples

驻留。
Tā zài zhè ge chéng shì zhù liú le sān nián.
He stayed in this city for three years.
驻留。
Nà zhǒng xiāng wèi zài kōng qì zhōng jiǔ jiǔ zhù liú.
That fragrance lingered in the air for a long time.
驻留。
Zhè ge chéng xù zài hòu tái zhù liú.
This program resides in the background.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

驻zhùstay/reside

留liúremain/stay

驻 and 留 both mean staying or remaining, so the word emphasizes lingering or residing.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 駐; 驻 is its simplified writing.

馬主駐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎhorse

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

主zhǔ駐zhù

Same sound today

The traditional form 駐 uses 馬, a horse, for the meaning and 主 to give the sound; the simplified 驻 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

田田tiánfield

Sound part声符shēngfú

卯

卯mǎo留liú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

留 combines 田 (field) with 卯, which gives the sound.

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