停
stop; halt; stay; ready
Meanings
5 senses · 18 examplesverb
to stop; to cease; to halt
Used for actions, processes, or events coming to an end.
The rain has stopped.
The factory stopped production due to the pandemic.
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Please stop your car.
Stop organizing this event.
verb
to stay; to stop over; to sojourn
Refers to staying at a place temporarily.
I stayed in Hangzhou for three days before going to Jinhua.
We stopped over in Singapore for a few hours during the long flight.
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He paused briefly to drink some water.
verb
to park; to berth; to dock
Used for vehicles, ships, or aircraft coming to a stationary position.
The car is parked at the main gate.
The ship anchored in the middle of the river, not docking at the shore.
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Parking is prohibited here.
The plane is parked on the runway.
adjective
ready; settled; arranged
Often used as 停当 or 停妥 to indicate that something is ready or properly arranged.
Everything has been properly arranged.
The matter has been settled through negotiation.
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The documents have been signed and are ready.
classifier
one part; one-tenth (of a total); portion
informalA colloquial measure word for dividing a total into ten equal parts. Typically used with 儿 (儿化音).
Two out of three parts are gone, one part remains.
Nine out of ten parts are good.
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He has only finished five-tenths (half) of this job.
No more than one-tenth of this batch of fruit is bad.