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2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 止

Prevent or prohibit

These words express preventing or forbidding an action.

禁止 • jìn zhǐ • to ban; prohibit; forbid • HSK 4

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 止

防止 • fáng zhǐ • prevent; guard against

HSK 6

fáng防

zhǐ

6.

Example Sentences

yī医

shēng生

bāng帮

tā他

zhǐ止

xuè血

Information

Pinyinzhǐ

Meaningto stop, cease, or halt

Strokes4

Radical止

Traditional止

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#897

Zhuyinㄓˇ

UnicodeU+6B62

CangjieYLM

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jìn禁

zhǐ止

to ban; prohibit; forbid

阻止 • zǔ zhǐ • arrest; stop; prevent • HSK 5

HSK 5

zǔ阻

zhǐ止

arrest; stop; prevent

制止 • zhì zhǐ • restrain; check; repress • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhì制

zhǐ止

restrain; check; repress

Stop or end

These words indicate that an action or process ends or is suspended.

停止 • tíng zhǐ • to stop; to halt; to cease • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

tíng停

zhǐ止

to stop; to halt; to cease

终止 • zhōng zhǐ • stop; suspend; terminate • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhōng终

zhǐ止

stop; suspend; terminate

截止 • jié zhǐ • to put a stop to something • HSK 6

HSK 6

jié截

zhǐ止

to put a stop to something

止

prevent; guard against

不止 • bù zhǐ • more than; not limited to

HSK 6

bù不

zhǐ止

more than; not limited to

为止 • wéi zhǐ • until

HSK 3.0 · L6

wéi为

zhǐ止

until

迄今为止 • qì jīn wéi zhǐ • to this day; thus far; so far

HSK 6

qì迄

jīn今

wéi为

zhǐ止

to this day; thus far; so far

中止 • zhōng zhǐ • Suspend

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhōng中

zhǐ止

Suspend

举止 • jǔ zhǐ • Behavior

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jǔ举

zhǐ止

Behavior

。

The doctor helped him staunch the bleeding.

qǐng请

lì立

jí即

tíng停

zhǐ止

chǎo吵

nào闹

。

Please stop making noise immediately.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

yào药

kě可

yǐ以

zhǐ止

tòng痛

。

This medicine can relieve pain.

zhè这

lǐ里

jìn禁

zhǐ止

xī吸

yān烟

。

Smoking is prohibited here.

yǔ雨

zhōng终

yú于

zhǐ止

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

chū出

mén门

le了

。

The rain has finally stopped, we can go out now.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "zhi".

芷zhiangelica (a fragrant herb)
炙zhìroast, broil; toast; cauterize
吱zhīchirping, squeaking, hissing
趾zhǐtoe; tracks, footprints
咫zhǐfoot measure of Zhou dynasty
痔zhìhemorrhoids, piles

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "止".

武wǔmilitary, martial, warlike
歪wāiaskew; oblique; slanting
正zhèngstraight; upright; correct
步bùstep; pace; walk
此cǐthis, here
歧qífork in a road; divergent

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