止

zhǐㄓˇ

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HSK 6 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
to stop
2
to prohibit
3
until
4
only

Examples

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他一直等到她來了為止。

He waited until she came.

她可以無止盡的等待, 但是他將永遠不會回來。

She can wait till the cows come home but he'll never come back.

今天就到此為止吧。

Let's call it a day.

你的舉止不是很好。

Your manners aren't very good.

我把整个止汗剂抹遍全身。如果汗从我脑顶喷出来，你就知道原因了。

我把整個止汗劑抹遍全身。如果汗從我腦頂噴出來，你就知道原因了。

I put roll-on antiperspirant all over my body. If sweat starts squirting out the top of my head, you know why.

Characters

Character breakdown

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shǎng

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

Related: 止

不止

bù zhǐ

incessantly

停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop; to halt; to cease

制止

zhì zhǐ

to curb

废止

fèi zhǐ

to repeal (a law)

截止

jié zhǐ

to end; to close

止步

zhǐ bù

to halt

为止

wéi zhǐ

until

禁止

jìn zhǐ

to prohibit

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