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停手

tíng shǒu · ting shou

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Meaning

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  1. to stop (what one is doing)
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Do not feed the ducks

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，快(kuài)停手(tíngshǒu)！

    Liangliang, stop right now!

  2. Liangliang

    怎么了(zěnmele)？我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)在(zài)喂(wèi)鸭子(yāzi)。

    What's wrong? I'm only feeding the ducks.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)牌子(páizi)，这里(zhèlǐ)不能(bùnéng)喂(wèi)。

    Look at the sign. You can't feed them here.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)停手(tíngshǒu)了(le)。

    Okay, I stopped.

  5. Dengdeng

    鸭子(yāzi)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)跟着(gēnzhe)你(nǐ)？

    Why are the ducks still following you?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)还(hái)有(yǒu)面包(miànbāo)。

    Because I still have bread in my pocket.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

看(kàn)到(dào)老(lǎo)师(shī)进(jìn)来(lái)，他(tā)们(men)立(lì)刻(kè)停(tíng)手(shǒu)了(le)。

Seeing the teacher come in, they immediately stopped what they were doing.

02

只(zhǐ)要(yào)你(nǐ)不(bù)肯(kěn)停(tíng)手(shǒu)，这(zhè)活(huó)儿(r)就(jiù)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)做(zuò)不(bu)完(wán)。

As long as you refuse to stop, this work will never be finished.

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