暂停 (zàn tíng) — to pause, to suspend (a video, game, activity, etc.)
Definition
Means to pause or suspend an ongoing activity (video, game, meeting) with the intent to resume. Unlike 停顿 (a brief break, often in speech) or 停业 (closing a business), 暂停 is temporary and the action is expected to continue.
verb
to pauseto suspend (a video, game, activity, etc.)
Examples
- 暂停。Qǐng àn zhè lǐ zàn tíng shì pín.Please press here to pause the video.
- ，暂停。Yīn wèi xià yǔ, bǐ sài zàn tíng le.The game was suspended because of rain.
- 暂停，。Tā men jué dìng zàn tíng huì yì, míng tiān zài kāi.They decided to suspend the meeting and continue tomorrow.
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