停止
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
停止 (tíngzhǐ) · to stop
停止 (tíngzhǐ) means “to stop; to cease”. It is written with 2 characters: 停 (to stop) + 止 (to stop). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 停止 is built
The characters
停 tíng · to stop
What 停 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 亭tíng — pavilion
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 亭 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
止 zhǐ · to stop
What 止 is made of
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A foot (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
雨已经停止了。Yǔ yǐjīng tíngzhǐ le.The rain has already stopped.
上课了，请停止说话。Shàng kè le, qǐng tíngzhǐ shuōhuà.Class has started; please stop talking.
Questions about 停止
What does 停止 mean?
停止 (tíngzhǐ) means “to stop; to cease”.
How do you pronounce 停止?
停止 is pronounced tíngzhǐ.
Which HSK level is 停止?
停止 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 停车tíngchēto park
- 停车场tíngchēchǎngparking lot
- 停下tíngxiàto stop
- 停泊tíngbóto anchor
- 停顿tíngdùnto pause
- 停滞tíngzhìto stagnate
- 暂停zàntíngto pause
- 停tíngto stop
- 防止fángzhǐto prevent
- 禁止jìnzhǐto forbid
Learn 停止 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.