Chinese Word: 停 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

停HSK 4

Pinyin: tíng

English Definition: to stop; to halt; to park (a car)

Chinese Definition:
①止住，中止不动：停止。停产。停学。停职。停顿。停刊。停战。停业。停滞。
②总数分成几份，其中的一份：十停儿有九停儿是好的。
③暂时不继续前进：停留。停泊。
④妥当：停妥。停当。
⑤下开。

Antonyms: 转

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic: 亭 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 傐

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停止	tíng zhǐ	to stop; to halt; to cease
停留	tíng liú	to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over	HSK 4
停火	tíng huǒ	to cease fire; ceasefire	HSK 4
暂停	zàn tíng	to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player)
停车	tíng chē	to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall

More: 停* | *停 | *停*

1		yǔn xǔ 允许 lín shí 临时 tíng chē 停车。 Parking temporarily is allowed.
2		zhè kuài 这块 shǒu biǎo 手表 tíng 停 le 了。 This watch has stopped.
3		kàn 看！ yǒu 有 zhǐ 只 niǎo 鸟 tíng 停 zài 在 lóu shàng 楼上。 Look! There is a bird perched on the building.
4		bō fàng qì 播放器 tū rán 突然 tíng zhǐ 停止 le 了。 The player suddenly stopped.
5		gōng jiāo chē 公交车 tíng 停 zài 在 le 了 lù biān 路边。 The bus stopped by the roadside.

1		yǔn xǔ 允许 lín shí 临时 tíng chē 停车。 Parking temporarily is allowed.
2		zhè kuài 这块 shǒu biǎo 手表 tíng 停 le 了。 This watch has stopped.
3		kàn 看！ yǒu 有 zhǐ 只 niǎo 鸟 tíng 停 zài 在 lóu shàng 楼上。 Look! There is a bird perched on the building.
4		bō fàng qì 播放器 tū rán 突然 tíng zhǐ 停止 le 了。 The player suddenly stopped.
5		gōng jiāo chē 公交车 tíng 停 zài 在 le 了 lù biān 路边。 The bus stopped by the roadside.