停住
tíng zhù
Pinyin

Definition

停住
 - 
tíng zhù
  1. to stop
  2. to halt
  3. to cease

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

住
zhù
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to stay
  4. 4 to reside
  5. 5 to stop
  6. 6 (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
停
tíng
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to park (a car)
住宅
zhù zhái
  1. 1 residence
  2. 2 tenement
住宿
zhù sù
  1. 1 to stay at
  2. 2 lodging
  3. 3 accommodation
住房
zhù fáng
  1. 1 housing

Idioms (2)

停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
  1. 1 stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
  2. 2 in a rut
  3. 3 at a standstill
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
  1. 1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs

Sample Sentences

咱们接着讲，本来后羿还想把最后一个也射下来，幸亏旁边的群众提醒他，“快停住，别射了，这最后一个得留下，要不然以后就什么都看不见了。”
zánmen jiē zhe jiǎng ，běnlái Hòuyì hái xiǎng bǎ zuìhòu yī ge yě shè xiàlái ，xìngkuī pángbiān de qúnzhòng tíxǐng tā ，“kuài tíngzhù ，bié shè le ，zhè zuìhòu yī ge děi liúxià ，yàoburán yǐhòu jiù shénme dōu kànbujiàn le 。”
Let's continue the story. Houyi had planned to shoot down the final sun, but thankfully the people around him reminded him, "Stop shooting. We have to leave this last one behind. Otherwise we won't be able to see anything."
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赶快停住。
gǎnkuài tíng zhù 。
Stop immediately.
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火车停住了！
huǒchē tíng zhù le ！
The train stopped.
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