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To cease in Chinese: 中止 (zhōng zhǐ)

zhōng zhǐ

to cease

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

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Example sentences

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  • 因为下雨，比赛只好中止。

    yīn wèi xià yǔ， bǐ sài zhǐ hǎo zhōng zhǐ。

    Because of the rain, the match had to be suspended.

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Related words

中

zhōng

within

止

zhǐ

to stop

中国

zhōng guó

China

中午

zhōng wǔ

noon

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

禁止

jìn zhǐ

to prohibit

其中

qí zhōng

among

停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop

中文

zhōng wén

Chinese language

集中

jí zhōng

to concentrate

中介

zhōng jiè

to act as intermediary

中心

zhōng xīn

center

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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