stop work; shut down; cease production
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to stop work; to cease production; to shut down
Typically refers to halting production or manual labor, often due to external factors like material shortages, funding issues, or equipment failure. Can be temporary or indefinite.
Yóu由
yú于
yuán原
cái材
liào料
duǎn短
quē缺
，
gōng工
chǎng厂
bù不
dé得
bù不
tíng停
gōng工
dài待
liào料
。
Due to a shortage of raw materials, the factory had to stop production and wait for supplies.
Wèi为
le了
gǎn赶
gōng工
qī期
，
gōng工
rén人
men们
chūn春
jié节
yě也
méi没
tíng停
guò过
yī一
tiān天
gōng工
。
To meet the construction deadline, the workers didn't take a single day off even during the Spring Festival.
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Yóu由
yú于
zī资
jīn金
duàn断
liè裂
，
gāi该
xiàng项
mù目
yǐ已
quán全
miàn面
tíng停
gōng工
。
Due to a funding shortfall, the project has been completely shut down.
Yīn因
shè设
bèi备
jiǎn检
xiū修
，
shēng生
chǎn产
xiàn线
jiāng将
lín临
shí时
tíng停
gōng工
sān三
tiān天
。
Due to equipment maintenance, the production line will temporarily stop for three days.