制止

zhì zhǐ · zhi zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to curb
  2. to put a stop to
  3. to stop
  4. to check
  5. to limit

In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)察(chá)及(jí)时(shí)制(zhì)止(zhǐ)了(le)那(nà)场(chǎng)争(zhēng)吵(chǎo)。

The police stopped the quarrel in time.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)制(zhì)止(zhǐ)学(xué)生(sheng)在(zài)走(zǒu)廊(láng)里(lǐ)奔(bēn)跑(pǎo)。

The teacher stopped the students from running in the hallway.

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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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