"stopped" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
暂搁暫擱	zàn gē		temporarily stopped / in abeyance
烂尾楼爛尾樓	làn wěi lóu		uncompleted building / building whose construction has run into difficulties and stopped
旧雨今雨舊雨今雨	jiù yǔ jīn yǔ		(idiom) Originally, old friends continued to visit in rainy weather, whereas newer acquaintances stopped coming.
雷霆万钧	léi tíng wàn jūn		(idiom) Describes immense, overwhelming power that cannot be stopped.	syn
兵犹火也，不戢自焚兵猶火也，不戢自焚	bīng yóu huǒ yě，bù jí zì fén		(idiom) War is like fire: unless it is stopped in time and under suitable circumstances, it will eventually consume those who started it.
势不可遏勢不可遏	shì bù kě è		(idiom) Describes a movement or development whose momentum is extremely rapid and cannot be stopped. It conveys the idea of an irresistible force.
睁一只眼，闭一只眼	zhēng yī zhī yǎn，bì yī zhī yǎn		(idiom) To pretend not to see something that ought to be stopped, thereby tolerating or condoning it.
绵绵不绝，缦缦奈何	mián mián bù jué，màn màn nài hé		(idiom) If a problem is not stopped while still small, it may spread / errors and wrongdoing should therefore be eradicated at the outset to prevent disaster.
釜中生尘釜中生塵	fǔ zhōng shēng chén		(idiom) A variant of an expression meaning that life has become extremely poor and that cooking has stopped for a long time.
锐未可当	ruì wèi kě dāng		(idiom) Describes a bold, forward-driving momentum that cannot be resisted or stopped.
防芽遏萌	fáng yá è méng		(idiom) Errors or wrongdoing should be stopped and guarded against before they become apparent.
鱼轩莅止	yú xuān lì zhǐ		(idiom) A noble lady’s carriage has arrived and stopped outside. By extension, the expression describes a lively scene bustling with visitors.

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