住手

zhù shǒu · zhu shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to desist
  2. to stop
  3. to stay one's hand

In a sentence

2 examples
01

住(zhù)手(shǒu)!你(nǐ)这(zhè)样(yàng)做(zuò)会(huì)伤(shāng)到(dào)别(bié)人(rén)。

Stop! You'll hurt someone doing that.

02

他(tā)大(dà)喊(hǎn)住(zhù)手(shǒu),但(dàn)已(yǐ)经(jīng)来(lái)不(bu)及(jí)了(le)。

He shouted stop, but it was already too late.

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