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站住

zhàn zhù · zhan zhu

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Meaning

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  1. to stand
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In a conversation

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Stop, hat!

  1. Liangliang

    站住(zhànzhù)！我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)！

    Stop! My hat!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)对(duì)谁(shéi)说话(shuōhuà)？

    Who are you talking to?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)帽子(màozi)！风(fēng)把(bǎ)它(tā)吹跑(chuīpǎo)了(le)。

    To my hat! The wind blew it away.

  4. Dengdeng

    帽子(màozi)不会(bùhuì)站住(zhànzhù)的(de)。我们(wǒmen)去(qù)追(zhuī)吧(ba)。

    A hat will not stop. Let us chase it.

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)站住(zhànzhù)了(le)，在(zài)大爷(dàye)的(de)脚下(jiǎoxià)！

    It stopped, at an old man's feet!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)察(chá)大(dà)喊(hǎn)一(yì)声(shēng)：“站(zhàn)住(zhù)！”

The police officer shouted, "Stop!"

02

他(tā)站(zhàn)住(zhù)不(bú)动(dòng)，仔(zǐ)细(xì)听(tīng)着(zhe)。

He stood still and listened carefully.

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站
zhàn

station; to stand

住
zhù

to live; to dwell

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