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制止

zhì zhǐ · zhi zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to curb
  2. to put a stop to
  3. to stop
  4. to check
  5. to limit
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Stop the ball

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那几个(nàjǐge)孩子(háizi)在(zài)花(huā)旁边(pángbiān)踢球(tīqiú)。

    Look, those kids are kicking a ball by the flowers.

  2. Liangliang

    球(qiú)要(yào)踢到(tīdào)花(huā)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)制止(zhìzhǐ)他们(tāmen)吧(ba)。

    The ball will hit the flowers. Let's stop them.

  3. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)制止(zhìzhǐ)？

    How do we stop them?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)大声(dàshēng)说(shuō)：“这里(zhèlǐ)不能(bùnéng)踢球(tīqiú)！”

    I'll say loudly: “No kicking balls here!”

  5. Dengdeng

    孩子们(háizimen)听见了(tīngjiànle)，请(qǐng)我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)踢(tī)。

    The kids heard us and invited us to play together.

  6. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)踢(tī)！哎呀(āiyā)，花(huā)！

    Sure, I'll go first! Oops, the flowers!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)察(chá)及(jí)时(shí)制(zhì)止(zhǐ)了(le)那(nà)场(chǎng)争(zhēng)吵(chǎo)。

The police stopped the quarrel in time.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)制(zhì)止(zhǐ)学(xué)生(sheng)在(zài)走(zǒu)廊(láng)里(lǐ)奔(bēn)跑(pǎo)。

The teacher stopped the students from running in the hallway.

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