Hanzi

停

to stop/to halt/to park (a car)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

tíng

Bopomofo

ㄊㄧㄥˊ

Jyutping

ting4

Example sentences

停 tíng
雨終於停了。
雨终于停了。

The rain finally stopped.

輛 / 辆 liàng
門口停著一輛新汽車。
门口停著一辆新汽车。

A new car is parked at the entrance.

停下 tíngxià
所有的車子都在紅燈前停下了。
所有的车子都在红灯前停下了。

All the cars stopped in front of the red light.

聲響 / 声响 shēngxiǎng
窗外突然傳來奇怪的聲響，大家都停下來聽。
窗外突然传来奇怪的声响，大家都停下来听。

A strange sound suddenly came from outside the window, and everyone stopped to listen.

停止 tíngzhǐ
由於天氣惡劣，所有的航班都停止了。
由于天气恶劣，所有的航班都停止了。

Due to bad weather, all flights have been stopped.

探索 tànsuǒ
人類從未停止探索宇宙的奧祕。
人类从未停止探索宇宙的奥秘。

Humans have never stopped exploring the mysteries of the universe.

停留 tíngliú
我們只在北京停留了兩天。
我们只在北京停留了两天。

We only stayed in Beijing for two days.

目光 mùguāng
他的目光停留在遠處。
他的目光停留在远处。

His gaze lingered in the distance.

停車 / 停车 tíngchē
這裡禁止停車。
这里禁止停车。

Parking is prohibited here.

罰款 / 罚款 fákuǎn
違規停車會被罰款。
违规停车会被罚款。

Illegal parking will result in a fine.

Example Vocabulary

停

ting2

to stop; to halt; to pause

停下

tíng'xià

to stop; to halt

停機

停止

ting2'zhi3

to stop; to cease; to halt

停留

ting2'liu2

to stay; to stop; to remain

停車

ting2'che1

to park (a vehicle); to stop a car

不停

bu4'ting2

incessantly; without stopping; non-stop

停下來

停住

ting2'zhu4

停工

ting2'gong1

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