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停下

tíng xià · ting xia

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Meaning

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  1. to stop
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The puddle

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，停下(tíngxià)！你(nǐ)前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)水坑(shuǐkēng)！

    Liangliang, stop! There is a puddle ahead!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)停不下来(tíngbùxiàlái)了(le)！

    I cannot stop!

  3. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)刹车(shāchē)！停下(tíngxià)来(lái)！

    Brake! Stop!

  4. Liangliang

    停下(tíngxià)了(le)！……我(wǒ)的(de)鞋(xié)湿(shī)了(le)。

    I stopped! ... My shoes are wet.

  5. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)喊(hǎn)得(de)太(tài)晚(wǎn)了(le)。

    Sorry, I shouted too late.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)跑(pǎo)得(de)太(tài)快(kuài)，停(tíng)下(xià)来(lái)时(shí)气(qì)吁(xū)吁(xū)的(de)。

He ran too fast; when he stopped, he was panting.

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

02

请(qǐng)在(zài)前(qián)面(miàn)的(de)路(lù)口(kǒu)停(tíng)下(xià)。

Please stop at the intersection ahead.

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