停战 (tíng zhàn) — to cease fire; to call a truce | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A verb meaning to stop fighting and agree to a temporary halt — a ceasefire or truce, not a full peace settlement. Used in formal, political, and news contexts.

verb

to cease fireto call a truce

Examples

停战。
Shuāng fāng zhōng yú tóng yì tíng zhàn le.
Both sides finally agreed to a ceasefire.
，。
Tā men tíng guò yí cì zhàn, dàn bù jiǔ yòu dǎ le qǐ lái.
They had a ceasefire once, but soon started fighting again.
停战。
tíng zhàn Bìng bù děng yú zhēn zhèng de hé píng.
A ceasefire does not mean true peace.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

To 停 a 战 is to stop fighting, making a truce.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻亭停

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

亭

亭tíng停tíng

Same sound today

The left side 亻 is a person, and the right side 亭 gives the sound tíng; this forms 停.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

占戈战

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn战zhàn

Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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