English–Chinese
“pause” in Chinese
How to say “pause” in Chinese
“Pause” in Chinese is 暂停 (zàn tíng).
A running activity is held at a temporary stopping point, with continuation still possible.
Example sentences with 暂停
工厂因为质量问题，决定暂停发货。gōng chǎng yīn wèi zhì liàng wèn tí jué dìng zàn tíng fā huò
The factory decided to suspend shipping because of quality problems.
Tips for using 暂停
- The verb commonly takes an activity or process as its object, including a meeting, task, video, or game, so it is not limited to physical movement.
Other Chinese words for “pause”
音乐中有短暂的停顿，然后继续。yīn yuè zhōng yǒu duǎn zàn de tíng dùn rán hòu jì xù
There is a brief pause in the music, and then it continues.
我把这个程序挂起，等问题解决再运行。wǒ bǎ zhè ge chéng xù guà qǐ děng wèn tí jiě jué zài yùn xíng
I paused this program and will run it again after the problem is solved.