How to say “stop” in Chinese
stop, cease
“Stop” in Chinese is 止, zhǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
止 is read zhǐ. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A drawing of a foot. It hints at the sound of 址 zhǐ.
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 “止”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 止. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这里禁止吸烟。zhèlǐjìnzhǐxīyānSmoking is prohibited here.
- 学校门口禁止停车xuéxiàoménkǒujìnzhǐtíngchēParking is prohibited at the school entrance.
- 今天就到此为2止吧jīntiānjiùdàocǐwéizhǐbaLet's call it a day.
- 今天就到此为止吧jīntiānjiùdàocǐwéizhǐbaLet's call it a day.
- 我们要防止河流受到污染wǒmenyàofángzhǐhéliúshòudàowūrǎnWe must keep the rivers from being polluted.
- 我们要防止土地变成沙漠wǒmenyàofángzhǐtǔdìbiànchéngshāmòWe must not let the land turn into desert.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Getting to work”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “stop” in Chinese?
“Stop” in Chinese is 止, pinyin zhǐ.
What does 止 mean?
止 (zhǐ) means “stop, cease”.
How do you write 止?
止 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 止?
止 is read zhǐ. Tones: zhǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“stop” in the lesson “Getting to work”
This word is from the topic “Movement and actions” of HSK 5. 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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