休止

xiūzhǐ

verb #14,513

Meanings

1 to stop; to cease

Characters

to rest; to cease

Examples

争论没有休止的迹象。

Zhēnglùn méiyǒu xiūzhǐ de jìxiàng.

The argument shows no sign of stopping.

音乐中有一个短暂的休止。

Yīnyuè zhōng yǒu yī gè duǎnzàn de xiūzhǐ.

There is a brief rest in the music.

Tips

usage

In music, 休止符 (xiūzhǐfú) means 'rest' (the musical symbol). In everyday language, 休止 is fairly formal — 停止 (tíngzhǐ) is far more common for 'to stop'.

Stroke Order

休 xiū

止 zhǐ