停薪留职 tíngxīnliúzhí unpaid leave Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 停薪 tíngxīn to suspend pay to stop or suspend payment of a salary to an employee留职 留職 liúzhí to retain a post To keep an official position or hold on to one's job, especially while taking a leave of absence or being temporarily assigned elsewhere.