中止

zhōng zhǐ · zhong zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to cease
  2. to suspend
  3. to break off
  4. to stop
  5. to discontinue

In a sentence

2 examples
01

说(shuō)服(fú)他(tā)中(zhōng)止(zhǐ)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)真(zhēn)是(shì)件(jiàn)苦(kǔ)差(chāi)事(shi)。

I had a hard time trying to persuade him to cancel the trip.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

由(yóu)于(yú)天(tiān)气(qì)恶(è)劣(liè),比(bǐ)赛(sài)被(bèi)迫(pò)中(zhōng)止(zhǐ)。

Due to bad weather, the match was forced to stop.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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