cease fire; armistice; truce
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cease fire; to stop fighting; to end hostilities
formalFormal term used in military and diplomatic contexts to describe the mutual cessation of combat operations between opposing forces. Can function as a noun meaning 'armistice' in compound words.
Shuāng双
fāng方
qiān签
shǔ署
le了
tíng停
zhàn战
xié协
dìng定
。
Both sides signed an armistice agreement.
Lián联
hé合
guó国
hū呼
yù吁
lì立
jí即
tíng停
zhàn战
。
The United Nations called for an immediate ceasefire.
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Jīng经
guò过
sān三
tiān天
tán谈
pàn判
，
liǎng两
guó国
zhōng终
yú于
tíng停
zhàn战
。
After three days of negotiations, the two countries finally ceased hostilities.
Tíng停
zhàn战
xié协
yì议
yú于
wǔ午
yè夜
shēng生
xiào效
。
The ceasefire agreement took effect at midnight.