tíng xiē
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  • 1

    v.cease; stop

    • dà fēng zhí dào tiān liàng shí cái tíng xiē

      大风直到天亮停歇

      The wind did not stop until dawn.

    • cóng shàng wǔ jiǔ diǎn gōng zuò dào xià wǔ liǎng diǎn yī zhí méi yǒu tíng xiē

      上午工作下午一直没有停歇

      work nonstop from 9 am until 2 pm.

    • zhàn zhēng céng jīng yī dù tíng xiē

      战争曾经一度停歇

      There was a brief hiatus in the war.

  • 2

    v.stop for a rest

    • bù duì tíng xiē zài shù lín li

      部队停歇树林

      The troop stopped in grove for a rest.

    • tā men zhèng zài gǎn chāo ér qiě yǒng bù tíng xiē

      他们赶超而且停歇

      They are catching up, and they are relentless.

    • wǒ bù zhī tíng xiē de lián xù gōng zuò

      停歇连续工作

      I work without a break.

  • 3

    v.go out of business; close down

    • xiǎo diàn yīn wèi kuī běn ér tíng xiē

      因为亏本停歇

      The small store lost money and went out of business.

Chinese words with pinyin ting xie