中止

zhōng zhǐ

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

to cease; to suspend; to break off; to stop; to discontinue

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Characters

中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese口丨止zhǐto stop, to halt; to detain; to desist上丨

Examples

谈判中止了。

tán pàn zhōng zhǐ le。

The negotiation is off.

说服他中止旅行真是件苦差事。

shuō fú tā zhōng zhǐ lǚ xíng zhēn shi jiàn kǔ chāi shi。

I had a hard time trying to persuade him to cancel the trip.