打住

dǎzhù

verb #5,664

Meanings

1 to stop
2 to halt
3 hold on

Characters

to stop; to hold (result complement)

Examples

HSK 1

好了，打住，别再说了。

Hǎole, dǎzhù, bié zài shuō le.

Okay, stop, don't say any more.

HSK 1

话说到这里就打住吧。

Huà shuō dào zhèlǐ jiù dǎzhù ba.

Let's stop the conversation here.

Tips

usage

打住 is used to abruptly stop someone from speaking or to cut off a topic. It's more colloquial and direct than 停止.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

住 zhù