停手 tíng shǒu ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ting4 sau2
- to stop (what one is doing)
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停
- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 停下 tíng xià ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ting4 haa6 to stop
- 停放 tíng fàng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤˋ ting4 fong3 to park (a car etc)
- 停业 停業 tíng yè ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ ting4 jip6 to cease trading (temporarily or permanently)
- 停止 tíng zhǐ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˇ ting4 zi2 to stop; to halt; to cease
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- 停泊 tíng bó ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄛˊ ting4 paak3 to anchor
- 停滞 停滯 tíng zhì ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ting4 zai6 stagnation
- 停留 tíng liú ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ting4 lau4 to stay somewhere temporarily
- 停车 停車 tíng chē ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ting4 ce1 to pull up (stop one's vehicle)
- 停电 停電 tíng diàn ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ting4 din6 to have a power failure
- 停顿 停頓 tíng dùn ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ting4 deon6 to halt
- 暂停 暫停 zàn tíng ㄗㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ zaam6 ting4 to suspend
- 停车位 停車位 tíng chē wèi ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄨㄟˋ ting4 ce1 wai2 parking space; parking spot
- 停车场 停車場 tíng chē chǎng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄔㄤˇ ting4 ce1 coeng4 parking lot
- 停住 tíng zhù ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ ting4 zyu6 to stop
- 停俸 tíng fèng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄥˋ ting4 fung2 to suspend salary payments
- 停刊 tíng kān ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄢ ting4 hon2 (of a newspaper, magazine etc) to stop publishing
- 停尸 停屍 tíng shī ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄕ ting4 si1 to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation)
- 停工 tíng gōng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ting4 gung1 to stop work
- 停息 tíng xī ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ting4 sik1 to stop
手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
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- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 碍手碍脚 礙手礙腳 ài shǒu ài jiǎo ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3 (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
- 大手大脚 大手大腳 dà shǒu dà jiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daai6 sau2 daai6 goek3 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
- 大显身手 大顯身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 hin2 san1 sau2 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 缚手缚脚 縛手縛腳 fù shǒu fù jiǎo ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ bok3 sau2 bok3 goek3 (idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions
Example sentences
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停手 ！
Break it up!
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警察 命令 他们 他們 停手 。
The policeman commanded them to stop.
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