站住
zhànzhùTraditional: 站住
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Translation
halt, stop, stand still
Word origin
A verb-complement compound of 站 (zhàn, to stand) and 住 (zhù, to hold fast, here a resultative complement), meaning to come to a firm stop.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 站 (zhàn, to stand) + 住 (zhù, to hold fast)
Stroke order
站
住
Examples
，！
Halt, do not move!
喊：！
The policeman shouted, "Stop!"
。
He stopped at once when he heard the sound.
，。
Please stop, I have something to say.
，。
That person did not stop and kept running forward.
站住 (zhàn zhù) means to halt, to stop or to stand still. It is most often heard as a sharp command telling someone to stop where they are.
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