止歇

zhǐxiē

verb

Meanings

1 to stop
2 to cease
3 to come to a halt

Characters

Examples

雨下了一整夜，到天亮才止歇。

Yǔ xià le yī zhěng yè, dào tiānliàng cái zhǐxiē.

The rain fell all night and only stopped at dawn.

争论始终没有止歇。

Zhēnglùn shǐzhōng méiyǒu zhǐxiē.

The debate has never ceased.

Tips

register

Slightly literary. In everyday speech, 停 or 停止 is more common; 止歇 is preferred in written description, especially of rain, wind, or ongoing actions.

Stroke Order

止 zhǐ

歇 xiē