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停止

tíngzhǐ

stop

Usage note

停止表示不再继续。

tíng zhǐ biǎo shì bú zài jì xù。

Stop means not continue anymore.

Context note

停止常用于动作、机器和过程。

tíng zhǐ cháng yòng yú dòng zuò 、 jī qì hé guò chéng。

Stop often appears with actions, machines, and processes.

5 examples

停止说话。
qǐng tíng zhǐ shuō huà。
Please stop talking.
机器停止了。
jī qì tíng zhǐ le。
The machine stopped.
停止了。
yǔ tíng zhǐ le。
The rain stopped.
停止跑步。
tā tíng zhǐ pǎo bù。
He stopped running.
停止这个动作。
qǐng tíng zhǐ zhè ge dòng zuò。
Please stop this action.

5 mini stories

下课铃一响,大家停止了讨论。
xià kè líng yì xiǎng, dà jiā tíng zhǐ le tǎo lùn。
When the bell rang, everyone stopped discussing.
停止工作,抬头看了一下。
tā tíng zhǐ gōng zuò, tái tóu kàn le yí xià。
He stopped working and looked up.
停止以后,树叶也不动了。
fēng tíng zhǐ yǐ hòu, shù yè yě bú dòng le。
After the wind stopped, the leaves stopped moving too.
老师让我们停止讲话。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men tíng zhǐ jiǎng huà。
The teacher asked us to stop talking.
机器停止工作了,需要检查。
jī qì tíng zhǐ gōng zuò le, xū yào jiǎn chá。
The machine stopped working and needs checking.

Mini dialogue

下雨了

A
雨什么时候停止
Yǔ shénme shíhou tíngzhǐ?
When will the rain stop?
B
听,雨声已经停止了。
Tīng, yǔ shēng yǐjīng tíngzhǐ le.
Listen, the rain has already stopped.

玩游戏

A
停止游戏,该吃饭了。
Qǐng tíngzhǐ yóuxì, gāi chīfàn le.
Please stop the game; it's time to eat.
B
好的,我马上停止
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng tíngzhǐ.
Okay, I'll stop right away.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
开始
kāi shǐ
start / begin

开始 means to start, the direct opposite of 停止 (to stop).

similar
暂停
zàn tíng
pause

暂停 means to pause temporarily, similar to stopping but for a short time.

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