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停止 (tíng zhǐ): to stop, to cease

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
to stop, to cease
Characters
2
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 4

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to stop
  • to halt
  • to cease
  • to stop
  • to halt
  • to cease

Chinese explanation

  • 不再继续做某件事或不再进行某种活动。可以用于人的动作、说话、思考等，也可以用于机器、车辆等的运行。表示让某个行动或过程结束
  • 常用于命令或建议的语境，如禁止、要求停止。

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Character breakdown

HSK 4

to stop

HSK 5

to stop

Example sentences

。

The school stopped classes because of the snowstorm.

，。

Please stop talking, the meeting has started.

。

That machine suddenly stopped operating.

。

They decided to stop this project.

，。

The rain has stopped, we can go out now.

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