suspend; discontinue; halt
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to suspend; to discontinue; to halt
formalOften refers to stopping an ongoing process, activity, or contract before its natural completion. It implies a temporary or deliberate stop.
Yóu由
yú于
tiān天
qì气
yuán原
yīn因
，
bǐ比
sài赛
bèi被
pò迫
zhōng中
zhǐ止
。
Due to weather conditions, the match was forced to be suspended.
Shuāng双
fāng方
tóng同
yì意
zhōng中
zhǐ止
hé合
tóng同
tán谈
pàn判
。
Both parties agreed to discontinue the contract negotiations.
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Zhè这
xiàng项
yán研
jiū究
yīn因
quē缺
fá乏
zī资
jīn金
ér而
zhōng中
zhǐ止
le了
。
This research was halted due to a lack of funding.
Tā他
tū突
rán然
zhōng中
zhǐ止
le了
fā发
yán言
，
lí离
kāi开
le了
huì会
yì议
shì室
。
He suddenly stopped speaking and left the conference room.