1 to stop

2 to halt

3 to park (a car)

1 to stop

2 to halt

3 to cease

1 to stay somewhere temporarily

2 to stop over

1 weaponry

2 weapons

3 arms

1 machine

2 classifier: 台 tái

3 classifier: 部 bù

4 classifier: 个 gè

1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

1 stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant

2 in a rut

3 at a standstill

1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly

2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state

3 Rome wasn't built in a day

1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)

2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents