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止
zhǐ
Main
English Definitionto stop; to prohibit; until; only
Simplified Script止
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzhǐ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zi2
Part of Speech(动) verb, (副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=6 TOCFL=6,7

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Words With Same Head Word    
止血zhǐxuèto staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug)
止痛zhǐtòngto relieve pain; to stop pain; analgesic
止咳zhǐkéto suppress coughing
止步zhǐbùto halt; to stop; to go no farther
止痛药zhǐtòng yàopainkiller; analgesic; anodyne
Words With Same Tail Word    
防止fángzhǐto prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
停止tíngzhǐto stop; to halt; to cease
禁止jìnzhǐto prohibit; to forbid; to ban
阻止zǔzhǐto prevent; to block
截止jiézhǐto close; to stop; to put a stop to something; cut-off point; stopping point; deadline
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