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How do you say “Stop” in Chinese? Learn basic and useful everyday Chinese words and characters with the “How do You Say” Series!
1.
A. 停 (tíng)
Stop/ cease
For example
Dào… Dào… Dào… Tíng!
倒…倒…倒…停！
Back out…back out…more, more… Stop!
B. “停 (tíng)” can also be used to describe (an object) stops moving, an action stops.
For examples,
Chē tíngle.
车停了。
The car stopped.
Yǔ tíng xià lái le.
雨停下来了。
The rain stopped.
2. 别…了。(Bié…Le.)
Stop doing something.
For examples,
Bié shuōhuàle! 别说话了！
Stop talking!
Bié fán wǒle!
别烦我了！
Stop annoying me!
Bié kàn diànshìle, gāi xiě zuòyè le!
别看电视了，该写作业了！
Stop watching TV, time to do your homework.
3. 我不…了。(Wǒ bù…Le.)
I stopped…
For examples,
Wǒ bù hējiǔ le.
我不喝酒了。
I stopped drinking.
Dàjiā dōu bú zài qù nàgè fàndiàn le.
大家都不再去那个饭店了。
People stopped going to that restaurant.
Wǒ bù hē bīng shuǐ le.
我不喝冰水了。
I stopped drinking ice water.
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