止 (zi2 | zhi3) : stop; halt

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止

zi2

zhi3

[1] [v] stop; halt; desist; still [2] [v] rest in; stay [3] [v] detain [4] deportment [5] [v] prohibit [6] [v] come to; arrive at [7] still; calm; stagnant [8] only

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 止 (#77)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

止

This word has been viewed 12281 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jul 2018 15:45

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止痛 zi2 tung3 zhi3 tong4 = to stop pain

停止 ting4 zi2 ting2 zhi3 = to stop

止步 zi2 bou6 = halt, no admittance

終止 zung1 zi2 zhong1 zhi3 = to end; termination

禁止 gam3 zi2 jin4 zhi3 = to forbid; prohibited

點止咁簡單 dim2 zi2 gam3 gaan2 daan1 = It's not so simple 粵

點止 dim2 zi2 = How could it be so...? 粵

防止 fong4 zi2 fang2 zhi3 = to prevent

截止時間 zit6 zi2 si4 gaan1*3 = deadline

不特止 bat1 dak6 zi2 = not only 粵

不單止 bat1 daan1 zi2 = not only 粵

唔止 m4 zi2 = not only 粵

唔淨止 m4 zing6 zi2 = not only 粵

制止 zai3 zi2 zhi4 zhi3 = to put a stop to

阻止 zo2 zi2 zu3 zhi3 = to prevent; to block

截止 zit6 zi2 jie2 zhi3 = to close; to stop; [n] cut-off point; deadline

為止 wai4 zi2 wei2 zhi3 = until

中止 zung1 zi2 zhong1 zhi3 = cease; suspend

到此為止 dou3 ci2 wai4 zi2 = no farther, hereto, hereunto

止推 zi2 teoi1 = thrust

無止境 mou4 zi2 ging2 = have no limits; know no end; know no measure

止痕膏 zi2 han4 gou1 = cream for insect bites, insect gel

止痛藥 zi2 tung3 joek6 = pain killer

唔單止 m4 daan1 zi2 = not only 粵

不止 bat1 zi2 bu4 zhi3 = incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to 國

全面禁止 cyun4 min6 gam3 zi2 quan2 mian4 jin4 zhi3 = complete prohibition; total ban

何止 ho4 zi2 = far more than

止痛劑 zi2 tung3 zai1 zhi3 tong4 ji4 = analgesic

止痛法 zi2 tung3 faat3 zhi3 tong4 fa3 = method of relieving pain

止血 zi2 hyut3 zhi3 xue4 (PRC), zhi3 xie3 (Taiwan) = stop bleeding; stanch

止境 zi2 ging2 zhi3 jing4 = limit; end

不止不行 bat1 zi2 bat1 hang4 bu4 zhi3 bu4 xing2 = must be stopped 國

遠遠不止 jyun5 jyun5 bat1 zi2 yuan3 yuan3 bu4 zhi3 = far from 國

學無止境 hok6 mou4 zi2 ging2 xue2 wu2 zhi3 jing4 = knowledge is infinite; there is no limit to knowledge

一次起;兩次止 jat1 ci3 hei2 ;loeng5 ci3 zi2 = can do once, and not again

奮鬥不止 fan5 dau3 bat1 zi2 fen4 dou4 bu4 zhi3 = carry on without end

望梅止渴 mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3 wang4 mei2 zhi3 ke3 = looking at something you think you already have but actually don't have

謠言止於智者 jiu4 jin4 zi2 jyu1 zi3 ze2 = rumours will stop at smart people

止血帶 zi2 hyut3 daai3*2 zhi3 xie3 dai4 = tourniquet

扼止 ak1 zi2 e4 zhi3 = to inhibit; to choke off

扼止點 ak1 zi2 dim2 e4 zhi3 dian3 = a chokepoint

止得咳 zi2 dak1 kat1 = is useful, is usable, effective 粵

止贖權 zi2 suk6 kyun4 zhi3 shu2 quan2 = foreclosure

止贖令 zi2 suk6 ling6 = foreclosure order

目前為止 muk6 cin4 wai4 zi2 mu4 qian2 wei2 zhi3 = up to the present moment

生津止渴 saang1 zeon1 zi2 hot3 = draws out saliva to quench your thirst (common formation)

欲言又止 juk6 jin4 jau6 zi2 = wanting to say something but stopping short of saying it

靜止 zing6 zi2 jing4 zhi3 = static; motionless; at a standstill; lull

休止 jau1 zi2 xiu1 zhi3 = to stop, to cease; caesura

歎為觀止 taan3 wai4 gun1 zi2 tan4 wei2 guan1 zhi3 = acclaim something (e.g. a work of art) as the acme of perfection

售完即止 sau6 jyun4 zik1 zi2 shou4 wan2 ji2 zhi3 = sale will end when sold out

止滑 zi2 waat6 zhi3 hua2 = anti slip

適可而止 sik1 ho2 ji4 zi2 shi4 ke3 er2 zhi3 = stop before you overdo sth.; stop once you've reached the limit

一句起，兩句止 jat1 geoi3 hei2, loeng5 geoi3 zi2 yi1 ju4 qi3, liang3 ju4 zhi3 = unable to maintain a long conversation; unsociable 粵

飲鴆止渴 jam2 zam6 zi2 hot3 yin3 zhen4 zhi3 ke3 = seek a quick remedy or solution without considering the entailing ramifications

止痕 zi2 han4 zhi3 hen2 = to relieve itching 粵

止咳 zi2 kat1 zhi3 ke2 = relieve a cough

遏止加風 aat3 zi2 gaa1 fung1 e4 zhi3 jia1 feng1 = control the rising, increasing trend

禁止進入 gam3 zi2 zeon3 jap6 jin4 zhi3 jin4 ru4 = no entry; entry forbidden

抑止 jik1 zi2 yi4 zhi3 = restrain, check

點到即止 dim2 dou3 zik1 zi2 dian3 dao4 ji2 zhi3 = pull one's punches

禁止核武器試驗條約 gam3 zi2 hat6 mou5 hei3 si3 jim6 tiu4 joek3 jin4 zhi3 he2 wu3 qi4 shi4 yan4 tiao2 yue1 = nuclear test ban treaty

自動防止輻射程序 zi6 dung6 fong4 zi2 fuk1 se6 cing4 zeoi6 zi4 dong4 fang2 zhi3 fu2 she4 cheng2 xu4 = fail-safe procedures

防止賄賂條例 fong4 zi2 kui2 lou6 tiu4 lai6 = Prevention of Bribery Ordinance

世界防止自殺日 sai3 gaai3 fong4 zi2 zi6 saat3 jat6 = World Suicide Prevention Day

全面禁止核試條約 cyun4 min6 gam3 zi2 hat6 si3 tiu4 joek3 quan2 mian4 jin4 zhi3 he2 shi4 tiao2 yue1 = Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (common formation)

全面禁止核試驗條約 cyun4 min6 gam3 zi2 hat6 si3 jim6 tiu4 joek3 quan2 mian4 jin4 zhi3 he2 shi4 yan4 tiao2 yue1 = Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (common formation)

國際禁止化學武器組織 gwok3 zai3 gam3 zi2 faa3 hok6 mou5 hei3 zou2 zik1 guo2 ji4 jin4 zhi3 hua4 xue2 wu3 qi4 zu3 zhi1 = Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (common formation)

Showing 1 example containing 止

個醫生畀咗啲止癢藥畀我搽蚊𧕴粵
The doctor gave me some cream to put on my mosquito bites.
[Lit. [counter] doctor give-already [plural counter] stop-itch-cream give me spread insect bite]

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