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How do you say "to stop" in Chinese?
停
tíng
In Chinese, "to stop" is 停.
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Pronunciation
Say TING with a rising tone. The pitch lifts upward in a single syllable.
Writing and usage
The character has eleven strokes with a vertical line radical and connotes stillness or halting motion.
Example sentence
汽车停下了。
The car stopped.
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How to remember 停
The character looks somewhat like a vertical pole standing still, representing something that has come to a halt.
Related words
- to be 在 zài
- buy 买 mǎi
- climb up 爬 pá
- fly 飞 fēi
- go 去 qù
- open 打开 dǎ kāi
- put away 收起来 shōu qǐ lái
- smell 闻 wén
- wear 戴 dài
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Questions about 停
How do you say "to stop" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "to stop" is 停. It is a noun.
How is 停 written in Chinese?
The character has eleven strokes with a vertical line radical and connotes stillness or halting motion.
How is 停 used in a sentence?
Use 停 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 汽车停下了。 (The car stopped.).
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