停下来
tíngxiàláiTraditional: 停下來
#1489 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to stop, to come to a halt
Word origin
A compound of the verb 停 (tíng, to stop) with the directional complement 下来 (xiàlái, down and towards), expressing coming to a halt.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 停 (tíng, to stop) + 下来 (xiàlái, to come down)
Stroke order
停
下
来
Examples
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The car came to a stop at the junction.
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Please stop and listen to me.
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He ran until he was exhausted and stopped to rest.
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The music suddenly stopped.
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We should stop and think for a moment.
停下来 (tíng xiàlái) means to stop or come to a halt, with the directional complement 下来 stressing the settling into stillness. It is the everyday way to say something or someone stops moving.
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