HSK 3 · Start & Finish

停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop

Stroke order of 停止

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

停 · 11 strokes止 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

A person (亻) stands (停) and a foot (止) stays put: to stop.

Parts: 停亻person + 亭 pavilion; 止 foot, stop

The characters in 停止

停 tíng — to stop (11 strokes)

Example sentence

雨停止了。

The rain has stopped.

Words with 停

停车to park; to stop 停车场parking lot 停to stop

Words with 止

防止to prevent

More words: Start & Finish

开始to start; beginning 结束to end; to finish 断to break; to cut off 打破to break 取消to cancel 初beginning; first 初步initial; preliminary 终于finally 总结to sum up; summary 成功success; to succeed 成果result; achievement 成就achievement 达到to reach; to achieve 后果consequence 效果effect; result

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