Usage note
停表示停止、停下。
tíng biǎo shì tíng zhǐ 、 tíng xià。
Stop means to cease or come to a stop.
Context note
停常用于交通、动作和状态。
tíng cháng yòng yú jiāo tōng 、 dòng zuò hé zhuàng tài。
Stop often appears with traffic, movement, and states.
5 examples
请停一下。
qǐng tíng yí xià。
Please stop for a moment.
车停了。
chē tíng le。
The car stopped.
他停下来听。
tā tíng xià lái tīng。
He stopped to listen.
雨停了。
yǔ tíng le。
The rain stopped.
先停一停。
xiān tíng yi tíng。
Stop for a bit first.
5 mini stories
司机把车停在路边。
sī jī bǎ chē tíng zài lù biān。
The driver parked the car by the road.
老师让大家停下来说话。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā tíng xià lái shuō huà。
The teacher asked everyone to stop and talk.
雨停以后，我们出门了。
yǔ tíng yǐ hòu， wǒ men chū mén le。
After the rain stopped, we went out.
他停了几秒钟才回答。
tā tíng le jǐ miǎo zhōng cái huí dá。
He stopped for a few seconds before answering.
请在红灯前停下。
qǐng zài hóng dēng qián tíng xià。
Please stop before the red light.
Mini dialogue
雨停了
A
看，外面的雨停了！
Kàn, wàimiàn de yǔ tíng le!
Look, the rain outside has stopped!
B
太好了，我们可以出去玩了。
Tài hǎo le, wǒmen kěyǐ chūqù wán le.
Great, we can go out to play now.
停车
A
校车为什么停了？
Xiàochē wèishénme tíng le?
Why did the school bus stop?
B
到学校了，所以车停了。
Dào xuéxiào le, suǒyǐ chē tíng le.
We arrived at school, so the bus stopped.
Related words and contrasts
similar
止
zhǐ
to stop; cease
Both mean to stop. 停 is for movement; 止 is more formal.
opposite
走
zǒu
to walk; go
停 means stop, 走 means go or walk.
opposite
开始
kāi shǐ
to start; begin
停 means to stop, 开始 means to start.