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中止

zhōng zhǐ · zhong zhi

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to cease
  2. to suspend
  3. to break off
  4. to stop
  5. to discontinue
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Suspended!

  1. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写(xiě)着(zhe)：比赛(bǐsài)中止(zhōngzhǐ)。

    Look, the sign says: match suspended.

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)中止(zhōngzhǐ)？天气(tiānqì)这么(zhème)好(hǎo)！

    Why suspended? The weather is so nice!

  3. Liangliang

    牌子(páizi)下面(xiàmiàn)有(yǒu)小字(xiǎozì)：中午(zhōngwǔ)吃饭(chīfàn)，一点(yīdiǎn)再(zài)开始(kāishǐ)。

    There is small print below: lunch at noon, restart at one.

  4. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)这个(zhège)中止(zhōngzhǐ)只有(zhǐyǒu)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)！

    So this suspension is only one hour!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)也(yě)先(xiān)吃饭(chīfàn)吧(ba)。

    Then let us eat first too.

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01

说(shuō)服(fú)他(tā)中(zhōng)止(zhǐ)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)真(zhēn)是(shì)件(jiàn)苦(kǔ)差(chāi)事(shi)。

I had a hard time trying to persuade him to cancel the trip.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

由(yóu)于(yú)天(tiān)气(qì)恶(è)劣(liè)，比(bǐ)赛(sài)被(bèi)迫(pò)中(zhōng)止(zhǐ)。

Due to bad weather, the match was forced to stop.

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