止住 (zhǐ zhù) — to stop, to halt, to bring to a stop

Definition

止住 means to stop or halt something already in progress (coughing, tears, anger) — focuses on bringing an ongoing action under control, not on preventing something from starting.

verb

to stopto haltto bring to a stop

Examples

止住，。
Tā nǔ lì zhǐ zhù yǎn lèi, dàn hái shì kū le.
He tried to hold back his tears but still cried.
止住，。
Zhè zhǒng yào néng zhǐ zhù ké sou, xiào guǒ hěn hǎo.
This medicine can stop coughing, and it works very well.
，止住。
Wǒ quàn le tā bàn tiān, gēn běn zhǐ zhù bú zhù tā fā huǒ.
I tried to persuade him for a long time, but I couldn't stop him from losing his temper at all.