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止 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say zhǐ slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“止”表示停止或结束。
“zhǐ” biǎoshì tíngzhǐ huò jiéshù.
“止” means to stop or end.
Context note
常用于表示动作或状态的停止。
Cháng yòng yú biǎoshì dòngzuò huò zhuàngtài de tíngzhǐ.
Often used to indicate the stopping of an action or state.
5 examples
请止步，这里是花园。
qǐng zhǐ bù， zhè lǐ shì huā yuán。
Please stop, this is a garden.
雨止了，我们可以出去玩。
yǔ zhǐ le， wǒ men kě yǐ chū qù wán。
The rain stopped, we can go out to play.
他止住了笑声。
tā zhǐ zhù le xiào shēng。
He stopped laughing.
车止在红灯前。
chē zhǐ zài hóng dēng qián。
The car stopped at the red light.
请止住眼泪。
qǐng zhǐ zhù yǎn lèi。
Please stop the tears.
5 mini stories
小明看到红灯，就止住了脚步。
xiǎo míng kàn dào hóng dēng， jiù zhǐ zhù le jiǎo bù。
Xiao Ming saw the red light and stopped his steps.
风止了，树叶不再摇动。
fēng zhǐ le， shù yè bú zài yáo dòng。
The wind stopped, the leaves no longer swayed.
妈妈止住了我的吵闹。
mā ma zhǐ zhù le wǒ de chǎo nào。
Mom stopped my noise.
小狗止住了奔跑，回头看我。
xiǎo gǒu zhǐ zhù le bēn pǎo， huí tóu kàn wǒ。
The puppy stopped running and looked back at me.
歌声止了，大家鼓掌。
gē shēng zhǐ le， dà jiā gǔ zhǎng。
The singing stopped, everyone clapped.