zhǐ

HSK 6
common
verb
adverb
noun

Meaning of

止 means to stop; to halt; to cease; to block; to restrain; to stop from happening. Pronounced zhǐ. HSK 6.

  • to stop; to halt; to cease
  • to block; to restrain; to stop from happening
  • to end by a certain date; to close on

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qǐng
zhǐ
 
zhè
zhèng
zài
shī
gōng
 

Please stop, construction is underway here.

Dào
le
biān
jìng
 
men
de
chē
tíng
le
xià
lái
 
zài
wǎng
qián
 
děng
zhǐ
 

When we reached the border, our car stopped, unable to go any further, effectively halting here.

Zhè
ge
xiàng
de
jìn
zhǎn
dào
qián
wéi
zhǐ
hái
suàn
shùn
 

The progress of this project has been relatively smooth so far.

de
huài
guàn
diǎn
dōu
méi
gǎi
 
jiǎn
zhí
ràng
rén
rěn
shòu
 

He hasn't changed his bad habits at all, which is almost unbearable.

Zhè
zhǒng
qíng
kuàng
jīng
zhǐ
chū
xiàn
le
 

This situation has occurred more than once already.