Definition & Meaning

armistice; cease fire; stop fighting

Word usage

tíng zhàn

停 战

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v.armistice; cease fire; stop fighting
- tíng zhàn xié yì
  停战协议
  truce agreement
- zhǐ yǒu xiān tíng zhàn cái yǒu jiě jué wèn tí de kě néng
  只有先停战，才有解决问题的可能。
  Settlement is not possible before the fighting stops.
- tā men xuān bù wéi qī shí sì tiān de tíng zhàn
  他们宣布为期十四天的停战。
  They declared a 14-day truce.
- fǎn duì pài yóu jī zǔ zhī tóng yì tíng zhàn yǐ hé píng de fāng shì jiě jué zhēng duān
  反对派游击组织同意停战，以和平的方式解决争端。
  The rival guerrilla groups had agreed to stop fighting and settle the dispute in a peaceful way.
synonym
tíng huǒ停火 xiū zhàn休战 xī bīng息兵
antonym
kāi zhàn开战 kāi huǒ开火

Word usage

Separable word
"停" and "战" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 两国已经停了一年战。
  The two countries have put up the sword for a year.
- 两国以前停过战。
  The two countries put up the sword before.
- 两国什么时候停的战？
  When did the two countries put up the sword?

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