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  • 1

    v.stop; end; terminate; suspend; cease

    • suí zhe xuān nào shēng zhú jiàn xiāo shī yīn yuè yě zhōng zhǐ le

      随着喧闹逐渐消失音乐终止

      As the din gradually dies down, the music stops.

    • shí fēn zhōng hòu cái pàn zhōng zhǐ le quán sài

      分钟裁判终止

      The referee stopped the fight ten minutes later.

    • yóu yú xià dà yǔ cái pàn bèi pò zhōng zhǐ le bǐ sài

      由于大雨裁判被迫终止比赛

      The referee was forced to stop the game because of heavy rain.

  • 2

    n.cadence

Word usage

  • Note
    "终止" is different from "中止". "中止" means "discontinue or suspend"; "终止" means "stop or terminate" .