Definition
流连 means to linger in a place because you enjoy it so much that you're unwilling to leave. It has a slightly literary or formal feel and often describes a positive experience, unlike the English word 'loiter' which can sound negative. You may encounter it in the common four-character idiom 流连忘返 ('lingering on and forgetting to return').
v
to linger (somewhere out of enjoyment or reluctance to leave)
Examples
- 流连，。Zài Xīhú biān liú lián le yì zhěng tiān, shěbude líkāi.I lingered by West Lake for a whole day and couldn't bear to leave.
- 流连，。Tā liú lián zài shūdiàn lǐ, yì běn yì běn de fānkàn zhe.He lingered in the bookstore, flipping through books one by one.
- 流连。Yóukèmen liú lián zài gǔzhèn de xiàngnòng zhī jiān.The tourists lingered in the alleys of the ancient town.
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