suspend classes; school closure
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suspend classes; to stop teaching
Commonly used when schools temporarily stop classes due to special events, severe weather, emergencies, or public health situations.
Xué学
xiào校
kāi开
yùn运
dòng动
huì会
，
tíng停
kè课
yī一
tiān天
。
The school is holding a sports meet, so classes are suspended for one day.
Yīn因
wèi为
tái台
fēng风
lái来
xí袭
，
quán全
shì市
zhōng中
xiǎo小
xué学
tíng停
kè课
sān三
tiān天
。
Due to the approaching typhoon, all primary and secondary schools in the city suspended classes for three days.
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Yì疫
qíng情
qī期
jiān间
，
xǔ许
duō多
dà大
xué学
gǎi改
wéi为
xiàn线
shàng上
jiào教
xué学
huò或
gàn干
cuì脆
tíng停
kè课
。
During the pandemic, many universities switched to online teaching or simply suspended classes.