Chinese word

中止

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhōng zhǐ

Meaning

  • verbcancel

Example

我们因为下雨中止了野餐。wǒ men yīn wèi xià yǔ zhōng zhǐ le yě cān

We canceled the picnic because of the rain.

Illustration for 中止 (cancel)

More examples

由于天气原因，组织方决定中止比赛。yóu yú tiān qì yuán yīn zǔ zhī fāng jué dìng zhōng zhǐ bǐ sài

Because of the weather, the organizers decided to cancel the match.

Core concept

Something under way is brought to a stop and left without further continuation.

Common phrases

  • 中止比赛zhōng zhǐ bǐ sài

    cancel a match

  • 中止会议zhōng zhǐ huì yì

    cancel a meeting

  • 中止活动zhōng zhǐ huó dòng

    cancel an activity

Similar words

取消qǔ xiāo: Calls off an event, plan, or booking before it begins.
中断zhōng duàn: Pauses an activity or process while it is under way, with a possible later restart.
终止zhōng zhǐ: Formally ends a process or procedure so that it no longer remains in effect.

Definition in Chinese

停止正在进行的活动或计划，使其不再继续。tíng zhǐ zhèng zài jìn xíng de huó dòng huò jì huà shǐ qí bú zài jì xù

Word origin

中 (zhōng, "middle") identifies a point within a process, while 止 (zhǐ, "stop") supplies the action of halting it there.

Usage tips

  • The object is usually the activity or plan itself, such as a picnic, meeting, trip, or project, rather than the weather or another cause.

Other meanings

  • suspendverb
  • stopverb

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