suspend; halt; discontinue
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to stop midway; to suspend; to discontinue
Used for actions, events, or processes that are stopped before completion. More formal than 停止 (tíng zhǐ) in some contexts, often implying a planned or temporary halt.
Yóu由
yú于
dà大
yǔ雨
，
bǐ比
sài赛
bù不
dé得
bù不
zhōng中
zhǐ止
。
Due to heavy rain, the match had to be suspended.
Tā他
gāng刚
zuò做
le了
yī一
bàn半
jiù就
zhōng中
zhǐ止
le了
nà那
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
。
He discontinued the project after only finishing half of it.
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Tán谈
pàn判
yīn因
tū突
fā发
qíng情
kuàng况
ér而
zàn暂
shí时
zhōng中
zhǐ止
。
The negotiations were temporarily halted due to an unexpected situation.
Hé合
tóng同
kě可
yǐ以
dān单
fāng方
miàn面
zhōng中
zhǐ止
ma吗
？
Can the contract be terminated unilaterally?