暂停

暫停

zàntíng

verb HSK 5 #3,907

Meanings

Temporarily + stop — to pause or suspend.

比赛暂停了五分钟。

Bǐsài zàntíng le wǔfēn zhōng.

The game was paused for five minutes.

教练要求暂停。

Jiàoliàn yāoqiú zàntíng.

The coach called a time-out.

由于天气原因，航班暂停起飞。

Yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, hángbān zàntíng qǐfēi.

Due to weather conditions, flights have been temporarily suspended.

usage

暂停 implies a temporary halt with intention to resume. 停止 (tíngzhǐ) means to stop completely.

usage

The pause button on media players is often labeled 暂停.

暂 zàn

停 tíng