restrain; check; repress (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
製止
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
警察及时制止了斗殴事件。 Jǐngchá jíshí zhì zhǐle dòu'ōu shìjiàn. - The police promptly intervened to stop the fight.
他设法制止了孩子的哭泣。 Tā shèfǎ zhì zhǐle háizi de kūqì. - He managed to stop the child from crying.
应该立即制止这种不正当行为。 Yīnggāi lìjí zhì zhǐ zhè zhǒng bù zhèngdāng xíngwéi. - This improper behavior should be stopped immediately.
努力制止犯罪活动是警察的责任。 Nǔlì zhì zhǐ fànzuì huódòng shì jǐngchá de zérèn. - Efforts to prevent criminal activities are the responsibility of the police.
他的干预及时制止了进一步的争斗。 Tā de gānyù jíshí zhì zhǐle jìn yībù de zhēngdòu. - His intervention promptly stopped further conflict.
Characters
止 zhǐ - to stop; (of a period of time) to end; only |
制 zhì - to make, to manufacture |