停
vs 停止
stop vs stop : stop
To say stop in Chinese: stop is often used for stop/pause (vehicle, service), stop is more explicit for ceasing an activity.
Overview
In Chinese, 'stop' often means stop/pause or stop (cessation of an activity). The right choice depends on what you are stopping.
1) Stop a vehicle / park: stop (停车)
- Park/stop the vehicle:
停车. - Stop:
停下来.
Please park here.
Qǐng zài zhèlǐ tíngchē.
Garde-toi ici, s'il te plaît.
The car stopped.
Chē tíng xiàlái le.
La voiture s'est arrêtée.
2) Stop doing something: stop + V / don't + V
stop + V: cease (more explicit and often more formal).don't + V: stop doing... (direct request / prohibition).
Please stop talking.
Qǐng tíngzhǐ shuōhuà.
Please stop talking.
Don't argue, listen to me first.
Bié chǎo le, xiān tīng wǒ shuō.
Don't argue, listen to me first.
3) Stop of a service: power outage / water cut-off
- Power outage:
停电, water cut-off:停水. - Common structure:
...停了(it's cut off / it stopped).
Last night, the power was cut off.
Zuówǎn tíngdiàn le.
Last night, there was a power outage.
Common pitfalls
- To a vehicle, avoid
stop car-> preferparking. - For a formal activity,
stopis often more natural thanstopalone.
Nuance exercises
Complete each sentence with the best term, then submit to view all corrections.
1. Quel mot correspond au pinyin « tíng » ?
2. Quel mot correspond au pinyin « tíngzhǐ » ?