停下 (tíng xià) — to stop, to come to a halt

Definition

停下 is a separable verb meaning 'to stop / come to a halt' (movement or a process). Insert other elements between 停 and 下: 停下来, 停下脚步, 停得下吗.

verb

to stopto come to a halt

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

停 means stop; 下 shows it comes to a halt.

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

Same sound today

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

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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