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停止 (tíng zhǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

停止 (tíng zhǐ) is a Chinese word: to stop. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 停止

动 dòng verb

to stop

请停止说话。

qǐng tíng zhǐ shuō huà

Please stop talking.

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Word breakdown

停 tíng — halt, come to a standstill

止 zhǐ — cease, end

Structure & writing
1 停 tíng — to stop, to cease moving

停 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 亭 tíng — pavilion; open-sided roofed structure for rest, built by a road or in a garden
亭 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 止 zhǐ — to stop; to come to a halt
止 is a component in 14 characters

止 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order