Chinese Conversation · Level 16
90 words
Chinese word
停止
Pronunciation
Pinyintíng zhǐ
Meaning
- verbstop
Example
列车停止了。liè chē tíng zhǐ le
The train stopped.
More examples
商店因为疫情停止营业了。shāng diàn yīn wèi yì qíng tíng zhǐ yíng yè le
The store stopped operating because of the pandemic.
Core concept
An ongoing activity is brought to a standstill, so its movement or continuation is cut off.
Common phrases
停止运行tíng zhǐ yùn xíng
stop operating
停止服务tíng zhǐ fú wù
discontinue service
停止营业tíng zhǐ yíng yè
cease operations
停止使用tíng zhí shǐ yòng
stop using
Similar words
停车tíng chē: Come to a stop while traveling in a car or train.
停住tíng zhù: Remain still and stopped instead of starting to move again.
停顿tíng dùn: Break off an action or speech briefly before it continues.
Definition in Chinese
动作或运行在某一时刻停止或中断，结果是不再继续下去。dòng zuò huò yùn xíng zài mǒu yì shí kè tíng zhǐ huò zhōng duàn jié guǒ shì bú zài jì xù xià qù
Word origin
The compound 停 (tíng, "halt") + 止 (zhǐ, "stop") combines two elements related to stopping and forms a clear expression for ending an ongoing process.
Usage tips
- English uses stop widely in commands, whereas conversational Chinese often uses shorter command forms for a person or animal; this verb fits better in notices and descriptions of processes.