制止

zhìzhǐ

verb HSK 7 #6,272

Meanings

1 to stop
2 to prevent
3 to put an end to

Characters

to control; to restrain

Examples

警察及时制止了这场打斗。

Jǐngchá jíshí zhìzhǐ le zhè chǎng dǎdòu.

The police stopped the fight in time.

我们必须制止这种不良行为。

Wǒmen bìxū zhìzhǐ zhè zhǒng bùliáng xíngwéi.

We must put an end to this bad behavior.

Tips

usage

制止 implies actively intervening to stop something that is happening or about to happen. Compare with 阻止 (zǔzhǐ) which emphasizes blocking/preventing.

Stroke Order

制 zhì

止 zhǐ