Chinese phrase
请先停止使用〜 qǐng xiān tíng zhí shǐ yòng 〜
Meaning
Please stop using ___ for now
When to use it
This politely asks someone to stop using something for now. It is used when temporary non-use is needed, often because of maintenance or another task. The tone is courteous and practical.
Example dialogue
今晚我们要对投影仪做维护。 jīn wǎn wǒ men yào duì tóu yǐng yí zuò wéi hù
We will perform maintenance on the projector tonight.
请先停止使用投影仪，维护结束后我会通知大家。 qǐng xiān tíng zhí shǐ yòng tóu yǐng yí wéi hù jié shù hòu wǒ huì tōng zhī dà jiā
Please stop using the projector for now; I will notify everyone when maintenance is complete.