How to say “pause” in Chinese
pause, suspend
“Pause” in Chinese is 暂停, zàn tíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
暂停 is read zàn tíng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 日 “sun, day”; on top, 斩 zhǎn hints at the sound.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 亭 tíng “pavilion” hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “暂停”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 暂停. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 本店因装修暂停营业。běndiànyīnzhuāngxiūzàntíngyíngyèOur store is temporarily closed for renovation.
- 本2店因装修暂停营业běndiànyīnzhuāngxiūzàntíngyíngyèOur store is temporarily closed for renovation.
More words from the lesson “Pause and continue”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pause” in Chinese?
“Pause” in Chinese is 暂停, pinyin zàntíng.
What does 暂停 mean?
暂停 (zàntíng) means “pause, suspend”.
How do you write 暂停?
暂停 is 2 characters: 暂 (zàn) — temporary, for a while; 停 (tíng) — stop. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 暂停?
暂停 is read zàntíng. Tones: zàn — fourth tone, tíng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“pause” in the lesson “Pause and continue”
This word is from the topic “Health and habits” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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