收留 (shōu liú) — to offer shelter, to take in (a person or animal)

Definição

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)

Exemplos

  • 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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