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制止 (zhì zhǐ): Restrain (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

制止 consists of 2 characters.
zhì
制
to make, manufacture, or control
zhǐ
止
to stop, cease, or halt

How to Use 制止 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 制止 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith不了
zhì制
zhǐ止
bù不
liǎo了
neutral
cannot stop
Adverb + Verbwith及时
jí及
shí时
zhì制
zhǐ止
Verb + Object
zhì制
zhǐ止
zhàn战
zhēng争
formal
stop war
Adjective + Verbwith有效
yǒu有
xiào效
zhì制
zhǐ止

Example Sentences with 制止

mā妈
mā妈
zhì制
zhǐ止
hái孩
zi子
wán玩
neutral
stop in time
zhì制
zhǐ止
bào暴
lì力
formal
stop violence
formal
Written
effectively stop
huǒ火
。
The mother stops the child from playing with fire.
jǐng警
chá察
jí及
shí时
zhì制
zhǐ止
le了
zhè这
chǎng场
dòu斗
ōu殴
。
The police promptly stopped the fight.
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jiān坚
jué决
zhì制
zhǐ止
zhè这
zhǒng种
qīn侵
fàn犯
zhī知
shi识
chǎn产
quán权
de的
xíng行
wéi为
。
We must resolutely restrain this kind of intellectual property infringement.
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nǐ你
wèi为
shén什
me么
méi没
yǒu有
jí及
shí时
zhì制
zhǐ止
tā他
fā发
biǎo表
nà那
xiē些
bù不
dāng当
yán言
lùn论
？
Why didn't you stop him from making those inappropriate remarks in time?
lǎo老
shī师
jí及
shí时
zhì制
zhǐ止
le了
xué学
shēng生
jǐn尽
guǎn管
qíng情
kuàng况
jǐn紧
jí急
，
dàn但
bǎo保
ān
kàn看
dào到
yǒu有
rén人
chā插
duì队
，
tā他
lì立
kè
jǐng警
chá察
xùn迅
sù速
zhì制
zhǐ止
le了
zhè这
chǎng场
zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
xīn新
guī规
yǐ以
zhì制
zhǐ止
men们
de的
zhēng争
chǎo吵
。
The teacher promptly stopped the students' argument.
安
bìng并
wèi未
néng能
yǒu有
xiào效
zhì制
zhǐ止
rén人
qún群
de的
sāo骚
dòng动
。
Despite the urgent situation, the security guards failed to effectively repress the crowd's disturbance.
刻
shàng上
qián前
zhì制
zhǐ止
，
bìng并
nài耐
xīn心
jiě解
shì释
le了
guī规
zé则
。
Seeing someone cut in line, he immediately stepped forward to stop them and patiently explained the rules.
hùn混
luàn乱
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
liǎo了
shì事
tài态
jìn进
yí一
bù步
è恶
huà化
。
The police quickly stopped the chaos, preventing the situation from worsening further.
guò
过
dù度
kāi开
fā发
，
bìng并
tóng同
shí时
gǔ鼓
lì励
kě可
chí持
xù续
de的
tì替
dài代
fāng方
àn案
。
The government introduced new regulations to check excessive development while simultaneously encouraging sustainable alternatives.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 制止.

Words with 制
  • 专制zhuān zhì
  • 仿制fǎng zhì
  • 体制tǐ zhì
  • 克制kè zhì
  • 制作zhì zuò
  • 制品zhì pǐn
  • 制定zhì dìng
  • 制度zhì dù
Words with 止
  • 禁止jìn zhǐHSK 4
  • 不止bù zhǐ
  • 中止zhōng zhǐ
  • 为止wéi zhǐ
  • 举止jǔ zhǐ
  • 何止hé zhǐ
  • 停止tíng zhǐ
  • 截止jié zhǐ