停手

tíng shǒu · ting shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to stop (what one is doing)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

看(kàn)到(dào)老(lǎo)师(shī)进(jìn)来(lái),他(tā)们(men)立(lì)刻(kè)停(tíng)手(shǒu)了(le)。

Seeing the teacher come in, they immediately stopped what they were doing.

02

只(zhǐ)要(yào)你(nǐ)不(bù)肯(kěn)停(tíng)手(shǒu),这(zhè)活(huó)儿(r)就(jiù)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)做(zuò)不(bu)完(wán)。

As long as you refuse to stop, this work will never be finished.

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