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停息 (tíng xī) — to stop, to cease (of wind, rain, noise, conflict, etc.)

Definition

A formal/literary verb meaning 'to stop, to cease,' used for things like wind, rain, noise, or conflict. Stronger and more written than the everyday 停 (tíng), which covers 'stop' in a wider, more neutral sense.

verb
to stopto cease (of wind, rain, noise, conflict, etc.)

Examples

  • 停息。
    Bào fēng yǔ zhōng yú tíng xī le.
    The storm finally stopped.
  • 停息。
    Shuāng fāng de zhēng chǎo yì zhí méi yǒu tíng xī.
    The argument between the two sides has never ceased.
  • 停息，。
    Jī qì tíng xī hòu, chē jiān lǐ yí piàn jì jìng.
    After the machine stopped, the workshop was completely silent.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

停tíngstop
息xīcease

停 (stop) + 息 (cease) = to stop or cease.

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.

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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 息, 自 is nose and 心 is heart, showing breath or life passing through one's nose.

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