止 (zhǐ) means Stop (suspend - put a stop to). Below are 24 of the 33 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
比赛因大雨终 止 。
Bǐsài yīn dàyǔ zhōngzhǐ.
The match was called off because of heavy rain.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 终止
他阻 止 了这场争论。
Tā zǔzhǐ le zhè chǎng zhēnglùn.
He stopped the argument.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 阻止
公共场所禁 止 吸烟。
Gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ jìnzhǐ xīyān.
Smoking is forbidden in public places.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 场所
报名到本周五截 止 。
Bàomíng dào běn zhōuwǔ jiézhǐ.
Registration closes this Friday.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 截止
禁 止 随意砍伐树木。
Jìnzhǐ suíyì kǎnfá shùmù.
Felling trees at will is forbidden.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 砍伐
法律禁 止 垄断行为。
Fǎlǜ jìnzhǐ lǒngduàn xíngwéi.
The law forbids monopolistic practices.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 垄断
这个区域禁 止 停车。
Zhège qūyù jìnzhǐ tíngchē.
Parking is forbidden in this zone.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 区域
双方同意终 止 合同。
Shuāngfāng tóngyì zhōngzhǐ hétong.
Both sides agreed to terminate the contract.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 终止
图书馆禁 止 大声说话。
Túshūguǎn jìnzhǐ dàshēng shuō huà.
Talking loudly is forbidden in the library.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 禁止
这样的例子不 止 一个。
Zhèyàng de lìzi bùzhǐ yí ge.
There is more than one example of this.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不止
这片山林现在禁 止 打猎。
Zhè piàn shānlín xiànzài jìnzhǐ dǎ liè.
Hunting is now forbidden in this stretch of woodland.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 打猎
他举 止 大方，很有风度。
Tā jǔzhǐ dàfang, hěn yǒu fēngdù.
His bearing is easy and he has real grace.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 风度
截 止 日期不能再推迟了。
Jiézhǐ rìqī bù néng zài tuīchí le.
The deadline cannot be put off again.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 截止
他做了一个停 止 的手势。
Tā zuò le yí ge tíngzhǐ de shǒushì.
He made a gesture to stop.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 手势
市区禁 止 燃放烟花爆竹。
Shìqū jìnzhǐ ránfàng yānhuābàozhú.
Setting off fireworks and firecrackers is banned in the city.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 烟花爆竹
他及时制 止 了这场争吵。
Tā jíshí zhìzhǐ le zhè chǎng zhēngchǎo.
He stopped the quarrel in time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 制止
这种行为必须坚决制 止 。
Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi bìxū jiānjué zhìzhǐ.
This behaviour must be firmly stopped.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 制止
他咳嗽不 止 ，声音都哑了。
Tā késou bùzhǐ, shēngyīn dōu yǎ le.
He coughed without stopping until his voice went hoarse.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不止
这种丑恶的行为必须制 止 。
Zhè zhǒng chǒu'è de xíngwéi bìxū zhìzhǐ.
Repulsive conduct like this must be stopped.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 丑恶
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From the travel phrasebook
止 appears in 33 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 止
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Questions about 止
How is 止 used in a sentence?
This page shows 33 sentences using 止 (zhǐ, "Stop (suspend - put a stop to)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 止 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 止 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 止?
The dictionary page for 止 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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