停止

tíngzhǐ

to stop; to halt; to cease

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  • 禁止jìnzhǐto prohibitB4
  • 防止fángzhǐto preventB5
  • zhǐto stopB5
  • 阻止zǔzhǐto preventB5
  • 不止bùzhǐincessantlyB6
  • 截止jiézhǐto endB6
  • 为止wéizhǐuntilB6

See it in sentences

请停止说话。

Please stop talking.

音乐突然停止了。

The music suddenly stopped.