终
止

To stop in Chinese: 终止 (zhōng zhǐ)

zhōng zhǐ

to stop

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 終止1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to stop; to terminate

Stroke order

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终
止

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄓˇ

zhǐ

ㄓ/ zhˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

终止

Simplified

終止

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 双方决定终止这个合同。

    shuāng fāng jué dìng zhōng zhǐ zhè ge hé tong。

    Both sides decided to terminate this contract.

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Related words

止

zhǐ

to stop

终于

zhōng yú

at last

禁止

jìn zhǐ

to prohibit

停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop

始终

shǐ zhōng

from beginning to end

阻止

zǔ zhǐ

to prevent

防止

fáng zhǐ

to prevent

不止

bù zhǐ

incessantly

为止

wéi zhǐ

until

终点

zhōng diǎn

the end

终身

zhōng shēn

lifelong

截止

jié zhǐ

to close

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