止 (zhǐ) — to stop, to cease, to halt; to prevent, to stop (from happening)
Definition
A short, formal verb 'to stop / halt' — stronger than 停, which often means pause momentarily (停一下). Used more in writing and in result complements (止住).
verb
to stopto ceaseto haltto preventto stop (from happening)
Examples
- 止，。Qǐng xiān zhǐ yí xià, tīng wǒ shuō wán.Please stop for a moment and let me finish speaking.
- 。Tā yòng shǒu zhǐ zhù le shāng kǒu.He used his hand to stop the wound from bleeding.
- 。Dà huǒ zhōng yú bèi zhǐ zhù le.The big fire was finally stopped.
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