流连 (liú lián) — to linger (somewhere out of enjoyment or reluctance to leave)
Definition
流连 (liú lián) means to linger or stay on somewhere because you enjoy it or can't bear to leave — stronger than just 'staying'. Almost always appears in the set phrase 流连忘返 ('linger and forget to return').
verb
to linger (somewhere out of enjoyment or reluctance to leave)
Examples
- 流连，。Zài xī hú biān liú lián le yì zhěng tiān, shě bu de lí kāi.I lingered by West Lake for a whole day and couldn't bear to leave.
- 流连，。Tā liú lián zài shū diàn lǐ, yì běn yi běn dì fān kàn zhe.He lingered in the bookstore, flipping through books one by one.
- 流连。Yóu kè men liú lián zài gǔ zhèn de xiàng nòng zhī jiān.The tourists lingered in the alleys of the ancient town.
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