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Information of 止

Pinyin zhǐ

Radical

止

Strokes

4 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to stop / toe

止 [zhǐ] 名词 (Noun) 1. 停住不动：to stop and not move 2. 古同“趾”，脚；脚趾头：the ancient form meaning "toe" 动词 (Verb) 1. 停住，中断进程 ([En.] halt; stop): to halt, to stop the process 2. 阻止，不让进行 ([En.] prevent): to prevent, to stop from happening 3. 驻守 ([En.] be stationed): to be stationed 4. 居住 ([En.] dwell): to dwell, to reside 5. 停留，逗留 ([En.] stay): to stay, to linger 副词 (Adverb) 1. 仅；只 ([En.] only): only, just Usage: 在句末可表肯定陈述语气，相当于“呢”：can indicate a positive statement at the end of a sentence, equivalent to "ne." 引文 (References) 1. 《说文》：止，下基也。象草木出有址，故以止为足: "Zhi, the base below. It symbolizes plants having roots, hence Zhi means foot." 2. 《仪礼·士昏礼》：北止。注：“足也。”"To the north, stopping. Note: 'foot'." 3. 《易·噬嗑》：屦校灭止。 4. 《汉书·五行志》：举止高。 5. 《汉书·食货志》：四之日举止。 6. 《汉书·刑法志》：当劓者，笞三百，当斩左止者，笞五百。 Examples: - 停住不动: 止步 (to stop), 截止 (to halt) - 拦阻，使停住: 禁止 (to prohibit), 停止痛苦 (to stop pain) - 仅，只: 只拥有此数 (only have this number) - 古同“趾”: 脚趾 (toe) Additional meanings include phrases like: - 止泻 (to stop diarrhea), 止怒 (to quell anger), and 止宿 (to halt for lodging).

止咳 zhǐ ké

to suppress coughing

叹为观止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ

(idiom) to gasp in amazement / to acclaim as the peak of perfection

欲言又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ

to want to say sth but then hesitate

浅尝辄止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into / to attempt half-heartedly / content with a smattering of knowledge

屡禁不止 lǚ jìn bù zhǐ

to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

岂止 qǐ zhǐ

not only / far from / more than

废止 fèi zhǐ

to repeal (a law) / to put an end to / abolition / annulled

劝止 quàn zhǐ

dissuade / disadvise

截止 jié zhǐ

to close / to stop / to put a stop to sth / cut-off point / stopping point / deadline

戛然而止 jiá rán ér zhǐ

with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)

抑止 yì zhǐ

to supress / to restrain

防止 fáng zhǐ

to prevent / to guard against / to take precautions

禁止 jìn zhǐ

to prohibit / to forbid / to ban

阻止 zǔ zhǐ

to prevent / to block

为止 wéi zhǐ

until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)

制止 zhì zhǐ

to curb / to put a stop to / to stop / to check / to limit

终止 zhōng zhǐ

to stop / to terminate (law)

不止 bù zhǐ

incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to

止血 zhǐ xuè

to staunch (bleeding) / hemostatic (drug)

止住 zhǐ zhù

halt / desist / stop / bring to a stop

静止 jìng zhǐ

still / immobile / static / stationary

中止 zhōng zhǐ

to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue

何止 hé zhǐ

far more than / not just

止不住 zhǐ bú zhù

Can't stop

止痛 zhǐ tòng

to relieve pain / to stop pain / analgesic

止泻 zhǐ xiè

antidiarrheal / Zhixie / antidiarrheic

止泻药 zhǐ xiè yào

Antidiarrheal / antidiarrheic

止渴 zhǐ kě

quench one's thirst

饮鸩止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions