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暂停

zàn tíng · zan ting

Traditional 暫停

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to suspend
  2. time-out (e.g. in sports)
  3. stoppage
  4. pause (media player)
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Out of breath

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)暂停(zàntíng)一下(yīxià)，我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)不动(bùdòng)了(le)。

    Let's pause for a bit. I can't run any more.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)你(nǐ)体力(tǐlì)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    You said you were fit, right?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只有(zhǐyǒu)在(zài)暂停(zàntíng)的(de)时候(shíhou)，体力(tǐlì)才(cái)好(hǎo)。

    I'm only fit during the pause.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)快(kuài)喝(hē)水(shuǐ)吧(ba)，暂停(zàntíng)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    Then drink some water quickly. The pause is only ten minutes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

比(bǐ)赛(sài)因(yīn)为(wèi)大(dà)雨(yǔ)暂(zàn)停(tíng)了(le)半(bàn)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

The match was suspended for half an hour because of heavy rain.

02

他(tā)按(àn)下(xià)暂(zàn)停(tíng)键(jiàn)，去(qù)接(jiē)了(le)个(ge)电(diàn)话(huà)。

He pressed pause and went to answer a phone call.

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