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停手

tíngshǒu
verb #5,440

Meanings

  1. 1 to stop (what one is doing); to cease

Examples

停手！别打了！
Tíngshǒu! Bié dǎ le!
Stop! Don't hit anymore!
他不肯停手，继续工作到很晚。
Tā bù kěn tíngshǒu, jìxù gōngzuò dào hěn wǎn.
He wouldn't stop and kept working until very late.

Tips

usage
停手 literally means 'stop your hands'. It's often used as a command to tell someone to stop an action, especially a physical one like fighting.

Stroke Order

停 tíng
手 shǒu