停手

tíngshǒu

verb #5,440

Meanings

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 bùkěn tíngshǒu, jìxù gōngzuò dào hěn wǎn.

He wouldn't stop and kept working until very late.

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.

停 tíng

手 shǒu