暂
停

To suspend in Chinese: 暂停 (zàn tíng)

zàn tíng

to suspend

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 暫停1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to suspend
  2. 2time-out (e.g. in sports)
  3. 3stoppage
  4. 4pause (media player)

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暂
停

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ㄗㄢˋ

zàn

ㄗ/ zㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄧㄥˊ

tíng

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

暂停

Simplified

暫停

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 因为下雨，比赛暂停了。

    yīn wèi xià yǔ， bǐ sài zàn tíng le。

    Because of the rain, the match was suspended.

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Related words

停

tíng

to stop

暂

zàn

temporary

停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop

暂时

zàn shí

temporary

停车

tíng chē

to pull up (stop one's vehicle)

停下

tíng xià

to stop

不停

bù tíng

incessant

停留

tíng liú

to stay somewhere temporarily

短暂

duǎn zàn

of short duration

停电

tíng diàn

to have a power failure

停顿

tíng dùn

to halt

停放

tíng fàng

to park (a car etc)

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