停车 停車 tíng chē to pull up (stop one's vehicle) / to park / (of a machine) to stop working / to stall 制止 zhì zhǐ to curb / to put a stop to / to stop / to check / to limit syn 半路 bàn lù halfway / midway / on the way syn 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi to give up halfway (idiom) / leave sth unfinished syn 停工 tíng gōng to stop work / to shut down / to stop production 半截 bàn jié half (of sth) / halfway through syn 骑虎难下 騎虎難下 qí hǔ nán xià if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom) / fig. impossible to stop halfway syn 山腰 shān yāo the place halfway up a mountain syn 浅尝辄止 淺嚐輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop syn 半途 bàn tú halfway / midway syn 停靠站 tíng kào zhàn bus or tram stop / intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc) / port of call / stopover 欲罢不能 欲罷不能 yù bà bù néng want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue 势成骑虎 勢成騎虎 shì chéng qí hǔ if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom) / fig. impossible to stop halfway syn 住 zhù to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) syn 已 yǐ already / to stop / then / afterwards syn 少 shǎo few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom syn 收 shōu to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name) syn 停止 tíng zhǐ to stop / to halt / to cease syn 停下 tíng xià to stop syn 住手 zhù shǒu to desist / to stop / to stay one's hand syn 车站 車站 chē zhàn rail station / bus stop / CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4] syn 刹车 剎車 shā chē to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake syn 终止 終止 zhōng zhǐ to stop / to terminate syn 拦住 攔住 lán zhù to stop / to bar the way syn 打住 dǎ zhù to stop / to halt syn 停留 tíng liú to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over syn 阻挡 阻擋 zǔ dǎng to stop / to resist / to obstruct syn 住口 zhù kǒu shut up / shut your mouth / stop talking syn 中止 zhōng zhǐ to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue syn 耽搁 耽擱 dān ge to tarry / to delay / to stop over syn 熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out / extinguished syn 抵挡 抵擋 dǐ dǎng to resist / to hold back / to stop / to ward off / to withstand syn 收工 shōu gōng to stop work for the day (generally of laborers) / to knock off syn 停战 停戰 tíng zhàn to cease fire / to stop fighting / armistice / truce syn 句号 句號 jù hào full stop / period (punct.) syn 站点 站點 zhàn diǎn a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc) / (Internet) site (website, FTP site etc) 阻拦 阻攔 zǔ lán to stop / to obstruct syn 停机 停機 tíng jī (of a machine) to stop / to shut down / to park a plane / to finish shooting (a TV program etc) / to suspend a phone line / (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit 停靠 tíng kào to call at / to stop at / berth syn 休止 xiū zhǐ to stop syn 止步 zhǐ bù to halt / to stop / to go no farther syn 适可而止 適可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ (idiom) to refrain from going too far / to know when to stop syn 汽车站 汽車站 qì chē zhàn bus stop / bus station 终点站 終點站 zhōng diǎn zhàn terminus / final stop on rail or bus line 落脚 落腳 luò jiǎo to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers syn 咔嚓 kā chā (onom.) breaking or snapping / (coll.) cut it out / stop it / also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1] syn 自暴自弃 自暴自棄 zì bào zì qì to abandon oneself to despair / to give up and stop bothering syn 间歇 間歇 jiàn xiē to stop in the middle of sth / intermittent / intermittence syn 止痛 zhǐ tòng to relieve pain / to stop pain / analgesic 停息 tíng xī to stop / to cease syn 搁浅 擱淺 gē qiǎn to be stranded (of ship) / to run aground / fig. to run into difficulties and stop syn 断气 斷氣 duàn qì to stop breathing / to breathe one's last / to die / to cut the gas supply syn 定格 dìng gé to fix / to confine to / freeze frame / stop motion (filmmaking) 阻击 阻擊 zǔ jī to check / to stop syn 进站 進站 jìn zhàn (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station / to arrive at a stop / (of a person) to enter a station / to visit a website / to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2shi4hou4 liu2dong4zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.) 驻足 駐足 zhù zú to stop (walking) / to halt syn 昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop syn 阻截 zǔ jié to stop / to obstruct / to bar the way syn 断断续续 斷斷續續 duàn duàn xù xù intermittent / off and on / discontinuous / stop-go / stammering / disjointed / inarticulate syn 停歇 tíng xiē to stop for a rest syn 权宜之计 權宜之計 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step 停步 tíng bù to come to a stand / to stop syn 停课 停課 tíng kè to stop classes / to close (of school) 立定 lì dìng to stop / to halt / halt! / to hold resolutely (of a view, an aspiration etc) syn 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 闭塞 閉塞 bì sè to stop up / to close up / hard to get to / out of the way / inaccessible / unenlightened / blocking syn 歇脚 歇腳 xiē jiǎo to stop on the way for a rest 拒付 jù fù to refuse to accept a payment / to refuse to pay / to stop (a check or payment) 煞笔 煞筆 shā bǐ to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article) syn 停刊 tíng kān (of a newspaper, magazine etc) to stop publishing 停产 停產 tíng chǎn to stop production 遏止 è zhǐ to hold back / to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance) / to resist / esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc syn 不绝于耳 不絕於耳 bù jué yú ěr (of sound) to never stop / to fall incessantly on the ear / to linger on syn 站牌 zhàn pái bus stop sign / train station sign syn 直飞 直飛 zhí fēi to fly non-stop / to fly direct (to ...) 刹住 剎住 shā zhù to stop / to come to a halt 凝滞 凝滯 níng zhì to stagnate / to congeal / (fig.) to stop still / to freeze syn 煞住 shā zhù to brake / to stop / to forbid syn 停下来 停下來 tíng xià lái to stop 停住 tíng zhù to stop / to halt / to cease 停用 tíng yòng to stop using / to suspend / to discontinue / to disable 一条龙服务 一條龍服務 yī tiáo lóng fú wù one-stop service 当机 當機 dàng jī to crash (of a computer) / to stop working / (loanword from English "down") 闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating 堵死 dǔ sǐ to block (a road) / to plug (a hole) / to stop up 截稿 jié gǎo (of a newspaper) to stop accepting incoming articles syn 喝止 hè zhǐ to shout at sb to stop 停摆 停擺 tíng bǎi (of a pendulum) to stop swinging / (of work, production, activities etc) to come to a halt / to be suspended / to be canceled / shutdown / (sports) lockout 停经 停經 tíng jīng to stop menstruating (as a result of pregnancy, menopause or medical condition etc) 顿挫 頓挫 dùn cuò a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes / a cadence / punctuated by a transition / with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting) 当掉 當掉 dàng diào to fail (a student) / to pawn / (of a computer or program) to crash / to stop working 公共汽车站 公共汽車站 gōng gòng qì chē zhàn bus stop / bus station 打尖 dǎ jiān to stop for a snack while traveling 停航 tíng háng to stop running (of flight of shipping service) / to suspend service (flight, sailing) / to interrupt schedule 搁笔 擱筆 gē bǐ to put down the brush / to stop writing (or painting) 站 zhàn station / to stand / to halt / to stop / branch of a company or organization / website syn 停 tíng to stop / to halt / to park (a car) syn 闭 閉 bì to close / to stop up / to shut / to obstruct syn 卡 kǎ to stop / to block / (computing) (coll.) slow / (loanword) card / CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4] / truck (from "car") / calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]) / cassette syn 