止
zhǐ
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
to stop; to prohibit; until; only
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Characters
Examples
她止住了呼吸。
Tā zhǐ zhù le hū xī.
She held her breath.
我止不住打喷嚏。
Wǒ zhǐ bù zhù dǎ pēn tì.
I can't stop sneezing.
人们需要止住仇恨。
Rén men xū yào zhǐ zhù chóu hèn.
People need to stop hating.
Words with this character
停止 tíng zhǐ to stop为止 wéi zhǐ until阻止 zǔ zhǐ to prevent禁止 jìn zhǐ to prohibit防止 fáng zhǐ to prevent不止 bù zhǐ incessantly终止 zhōng zhǐ to stop制止 zhì zhǐ to curb迄今为止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ so far截止 jié zhǐ to end中止 zhōng zhǐ to cease止血 zhǐ xuè to staunch举止 jǔ zhǐ bearing静止 jìng zhǐ still止步 zhǐ bù to halt止咳 zhǐ ké to suppress coughing到目前为止 dào mù qián wéi zhǐ until now到此为止 dào cǐ wéi zhǐ to stop at this point禁止吸烟 jìn zhǐ xī yān No smoking!汐止 Xī zhǐ Xizhi or Hsichih city in New Taipei City 新北市 Xīn běi shì, Taiwan辍止 chuò zhǐ to stop底止 dǐ zhǐ end遏止 è zhǐ to hold back