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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

停止 [tíngzhǐ]
  1. 1. verb stop
    停止营业
    cease trading

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

停止 [tíngzhǐ]
  1. 1. stop; cease; halt; suspend; call off; discontinue; halt;let up
    停止工作
    stop working
    停止营业
    business suspended
    停止前进!
    Halt!
    停止敌对行动
    cease hostilities
    停止供水
    cut off the water supply; cut off the water

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

停止 [tíngzhǐ]
  1. 1. 不再进行或不再实行
    停止供电。
    停止使用粮票。
  2. 2. 停留;停息
    他的认识还停止在计划经济时代。
    哭声停止了。

Examples

开始(停止)广播
go on (off) the air
停止呼吸
stop breathing; die
停止作恶,悔过自新
stop doing evil, repent and start anew
他觉得累了就停止练习,怕有失闪。
He stopped practising when he felt tired for fear of accidents.
停止营业
business suspended
停止敌对行动
cease hostilities
停止通行
closed to traffic

Collocations

停止营业
close of business
暂时停止
to stop temporarily
全面停止
to stop completely
勒令停止
to order someone to stop
停止下来
to stop

Word Decomposition


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