中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 HSK 7-9
- to cease
- to suspend
- to break off
- to stop
- to discontinue
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中
- 中介 zhōng jiè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ zung1 gaai3 to act as intermediary
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 中和 zhōng hé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ zung1 wo4 to neutralize
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 中型 zhōng xíng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zung1 jing4 medium sized
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- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 中央 zhōng yāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ zung1 joeng1 central
- 中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zung1 hok6 middle school
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 中庸 zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 golden mean (Confucianism)
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 中性 zhōng xìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ zung1 sing3 neutral
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 中旬 zhōng xún ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zung1 ceon4 middle third of a month
- 中暑 zhòng shǔ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ zung3 syu2 to suffer heat exhaustion
- 中期 zhōng qī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧ zung1 kei4 middle (of a period of time)
- 中毒 zhòng dú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ zung3 zoeng2 to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
- 中立 zhōng lì ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ zung1 laap6 neutral
止
- 不止 bù zhǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ bat1 zi2 incessantly
- 停止 tíng zhǐ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˇ ting4 zi2 to stop; to halt; to cease
- 制止 zhì zhǐ ㄓˋ ㄓˇ zai3 zi2 to curb
- 废止 廢止 fèi zhǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓˇ fai3 zi2 to repeal (a law)
- 截止 jié zhǐ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˇ zit6 zi2 to end; to close
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- 止咳 zhǐ ké ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˊ zi2 kat1 to suppress coughing
- 止步 zhǐ bù ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ zi2 bou6 to halt
- 止血 zhǐ xuè ㄓˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ zi2 hyut3 to staunch (bleeding)
- 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ wai4 zi2 until
- 禁止 jìn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ gam3 zi2 to prohibit
- 终止 終止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to stop; to terminate
- 举止 舉止 jǔ zhǐ ㄐㄩˇ ㄓˇ geoi2 zi2 bearing
- 防止 fáng zhǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˇ fong4 zi2 to prevent
- 阻止 zǔ zhǐ ㄗㄨˇ ㄓˇ zo2 zi2 to prevent
- 静止 靜止 jìng zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓˇ zing6 zi2 still
- 迄今为止 迄今為止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ ngat6 gam1 wai4 zi2 so far
- 休止 xiū zhǐ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓˇ jau1 zi2 to stop
- 何止 hé zhǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓˇ ho4 zi2 far more than
- 劝止 勸止 quàn zhǐ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄓˇ hyun3 zi2 to dissuade; to persuade sb to desist
- 喝止 hè zhǐ ㄏㄜˋ ㄓˇ hot3 zi2 to shout at sb to stop
Idioms with these characters
- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 短中抽长 短中抽長 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄡ ㄔㄤˊ dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4 to make the best of a bad job
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- 堕云雾中 墮雲霧中 duò yún wù zhōng ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ do6 wan4 mou6 zung1 lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom)
- 恶语中伤 惡語中傷 è yǔ zhòng shāng ㄜˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ ok3 jyu5 zung3 soeng1 (idiom) to slander viciously
- 风中之烛 風中之燭 fēng zhōng zhī zhú ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄓㄨˊ fung1 zung1 zi1 zuk1 lit. candle in the wind (idiom)
- 管中窥豹 管中窺豹 guǎn zhōng kuī bào ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄠˋ gun2 zung1 kwai1 paau3 lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 zung1 ceoi2 leot6 lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
- 家道中落 jiā dào zhōng luò ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gaa1 dou6 zung1 lok6 to come down in the world (idiom)
- 戛然而止 jiá rán ér zhǐ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ gaat3 jin4 ji4 zi2 with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
- 令行禁止 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ ling6 hang4 gam3 zi2 lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)
- 屡禁不止 屢禁不止 lǚ jìn bù zhǐ ㄌㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ leoi5 gam3 bat1 zi2 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
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- 浅尝辄止 淺嘗輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓˇ cin2 soeng4 zip3 zi2 lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
- 适可而止 適可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ sik1 ho2 ji4 zi2 (idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
- 叹为观止 嘆為觀止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓˇ taan3 wai4 gun1 zi2 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
- 望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě ㄨㄤˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- 无休无止 無休無止 wú xiū wú zhǐ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄨˊ ㄓˇ mou4 jau1 mou4 zi2 ceaseless; endless (idiom)
- 学无止境 學無止境 xué wú zhǐ jìng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hok6 mou4 zi2 ging2 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
- 饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
Example sentences
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谈判 談判 中止 了 。
The negotiation is off.
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说服 說服 他 中止 旅行 真是 件 苦差事 。
I had a hard time trying to persuade him to cancel the trip.
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