discontinue; close down; suspend
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to discontinue; to suspend; to close down (of schools, programs, institutions, etc.)
Commonly used for institutions, schools, or programs that officially cease operations.
Sù速
chéng成
zhōng中
xué学
zǎo早
yǐ已
tíng停
bàn办
。
The crash course middle school was discontinued long ago.
Yóu由
yú于
zī资
jīn金
bù不
zú足
，
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
bèi被
pò迫
tíng停
bàn办
。
Due to insufficient funds, this project was forced to discontinue.
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Nà那
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
qù去
nián年
jiù就
tíng停
bàn办
le了
。
That factory closed down last year.