(tíng xià) - to stop, to come to a halt in Mandarin
tíngxiàTraditional: 停下
Translation
to stop, to come to a halt
Word origin
A compound of 停 (tíng, to stop or halt) and the directional 下 (xià, down), giving the sense of coming to a stop.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 停 (tíng, to stop) + 下 (xià, down, directional complement)
Stroke order
停
下
Examples
。
Please stop here.
口。
The car came to a halt at the junction.
步。
He stopped walking and took a look.
雨。
The rain finally stopped.
，。
Do not stop, keep working hard.
停下 (tíng xià) means to stop, to come to a halt. It is a verb for halting movement or an activity.
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