Chinese word

住手

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhù shǒu

Meaning

  • verbstop it

Example

住手，别打了。zhù shǒu bié dǎ le

Stop it. Don't hit anymore.

Illustration for 住手 (stop it)

More examples

教室里有人推搡，老师大声喊：住手！jiào shì lǐ yǒu rén tuī sǎng lǎo shī dà shēng hǎn zhù shǒu

In the classroom, someone was pushing and shoving, and the teacher shouted, "Stop it!"

Core concept

A verbal brake that brings ongoing behavior to an immediate halt.

Common phrases

  • 住手吧zhù shǒu ba

    stop it

  • 快住手kuài zhù shǒu

    stop it now

  • 叫他住手jiào tā zhù shǒu

    make him stop

Similar words

别动bié dòng: A brief command telling a person or thing to remain still.
停tíng: To bring movement, an action, or a machine's operation to a stop.
收手shōu shǒu: To stop an ongoing action and give up continuing it.

Definition in Chinese

口语中用于请求或命令对方不要再做某事，既可用来阻止身体动作，也可阻止言语或其他行为，语境多为争执或紧急时刻。kóu yǔ zhōng yòng yú qǐng qiú huò mìng lìng duì fāng bú yào zài zuò mǒu shì jì kě yòng lái zú zhǐ shēn tǐ dòng zuò yě kě zú zhǐ yán yǔ huò qí tā xíng wéi yǔ jìng duō wèi zhēng zhí huò jǐn jí shí kè

Word origin

住手 (zhùshǒu, "stop it") is formed from 住 (zhù, "stop") and 手 (shǒu, "hand"), extending the idea of stopping a hand to stopping what someone is doing.

Usage tips

  • Its force makes it useful in spoken conflict, while calm or polite situations usually call for a less abrupt way to ask for a change.

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