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停止

stop

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ting2zhi3 • tíngzhǐ

Meaning

Primary

stop

Alternatives

halt

Mnemonic

Both 止 stop and 停 halt roughly mean 停止 stop.

Usage

大家 突然 停止 聊天。

Suddenly everyone stopped talking.

停止 呼吸

stop breathing

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