Definition
停机 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词: 停 + 机 'stop machine') with several common meanings depending on context: parking an aircraft, shutting down a printing press or computer, or finishing filming. As a separable verb, you can insert time, measure words, or complements between 停 and 机, e.g. 停了三个小时机 ('the machine was stopped for three hours'). The computer sense is informal and common in mainland China.
v.o.
to park an aircraftto shut down (a machine, printing press, computer)to finish shooting (a film or TV episode)
Examples
- 停机。Zhè jià fēijī zài jīchǎng tíng jī le sān gè xiǎoshí.This airplane was parked at the airport for three hours.
- ，停机。Diànnǎo sǐjī le, bùdébù qiángxíng tíng jī.The computer froze; we had to force it to shut down.
- ，。Jùzǔ zuótiān tíng le yí cì jī, jīntiān jìxù pāi.The crew stopped filming once yesterday, and they'll continue today.
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