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停止

tíng zhǐ · ting zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to stop; to halt; to cease
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Please stop singing

  1. Dengdeng

    请(qǐng)停止(tíngzhǐ)唱歌(chànggē)，好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Please stop singing, OK?

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？我(wǒ)唱(chàng)得(de)很(hěn)好听(hǎotīng)！

    Why? I sing very well!

  3. Dengdeng

    隔壁(gébì)的(de)邻居(línjū)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    The neighbour next door is sleeping.

  4. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)停止(tíngzhǐ)唱歌(chànggē)。

    OK, I will stop singing.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)改(gǎi)成(chéng)跳舞(tiàowǔ)吧(ba)！

    Then I will switch to dancing!

  6. Dengdeng

    跳舞(tiàowǔ)也(yě)请(qǐng)停止(tíngzhǐ)，楼下(lóuxià)的(de)邻居(línjū)会(huì)听到(tīngdào)。

    Please stop dancing too. The downstairs neighbour will hear.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

医(yī)生(shēng)建(jiàn)议(yì)这(zhè)个(ge)病(bìng)人(rén)停(tíng)止(zhǐ)吸(xī)烟(yān)。

The doctor suggests the patient stop smoking.

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

02

雨(yǔ)终(zhōng)于(yú)停(tíng)止(zhǐ)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)出(chū)门(mén)了(le)。

The rain finally stopped, and we can go out now.

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停
tíng

to stop; to halt

止
zhǐ

to stop; to prohibit

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