zhǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. to stop
  2. 2. to prohibit
  3. 3. until
  4. 4. only

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Words Containing 止

不止
bù zhǐ

incessantly

中止
zhōng zhǐ

to cease

停止
tíng zhǐ

to stop; to halt; to cease

制止
zhì zhǐ

to curb

截止
jié zhǐ

to close

止咳
zhǐ ké

to suppress coughing

止步
zhǐ bù

to halt

止血
zhǐ xuè

to staunch (bleeding)

为止
wéi zhǐ

until

禁止
jìn zhǐ

to prohibit

终止
zhōng zhǐ

to stop

举止
jǔ zhǐ

bearing

迄今为止
qì jīn wéi zhǐ

so far

防止
fáng zhǐ

to prevent

阻止
zǔ zhǐ

to prevent

静止
jìng zhǐ

still

不止一次
bù zhǐ yī cì

many times

令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ

lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)fig. to execute every order without fail

休止
xiū zhǐ

to stop

休止符
xiū zhǐ fú

rest (music)

何止
hé zhǐ

far more than

充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě

to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)

全面禁止
quán miàn jìn zhǐ

complete prohibition

全面禁止核试验条约
quán miàn jìn zhǐ hé shì yàn tiáo yuē

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

到此为止
dào cǐ wéi zhǐ

to stop at this point

到目前为止
dào mù qián wéi zhǐ

until now; so far

古文观止
gǔ wén guān zhǐ

Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty

售完即止
shòu wán jí zhǐ

while stocks last

喝止
hè zhǐ

to shout at sb to stop

叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ

(idiom) to gasp in amazement

学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng

no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.

容止
róng zhǐ

looks and demeanor

屡禁不止
lǚ jìn bù zhǐ

to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

底止
dǐ zhǐ

(literary) end

废止
fèi zhǐ

to repeal (a law)

心如止水
xīn rú zhǐ shuǐ

to be at peace with oneself

戛然而止
jiá rán ér zhǐ

with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)

截止日
jié zhǐ rì

deadline; cut-off date

截止期限
jié zhǐ qī xiàn

deadline

抑止
yì zhǐ

to supress

望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)

树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ

lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)

欲言又止
yù yán yòu zhǐ

to want to say sth but then hesitate

止咳糖浆
zhǐ ké táng jiāng

cough suppressant syrup

止境
zhǐ jìng

limit

止息
zhǐ xī

to cease

止损
zhǐ sǔn

(finance) stop-loss

止损单
zhǐ sǔn dān

stop-loss order (finance)

止损点
zhǐ sǔn diǎn

(finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price)

止汗剂
zhǐ hàn jì

anti-perspirant

止滑
zhǐ huá

to prevent slipping

止疼片
zhǐ téng piān

painkiller

止痛
zhǐ tòng

to relieve pain

止痛剂
zhǐ tòng jì

an analgesic

止痛法
zhǐ tòng fǎ

method of relieving pain

止痛片
zhǐ tòng piàn

painkiller

止痛药
zhǐ tòng yào

painkiller

止血垫
zhǐ xuè diàn

dressing

止血栓
zhǐ xuè shuān

plug to stop bleeding

止血贴
zhǐ xuè tiē

Band-Aid

止闹按钮
zhǐ nào àn niǔ

snooze button

永无止境
yǒng wú zhǐ jìng

without end

汐止
xī zhǐ

Xizhi or Hsichih city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

汐止市
xī zhǐ shì

Xizhi or Hsichih city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

没有止尽
méi yǒu zhǐ jìn

endless

活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng

to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)

浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop

游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù

visitors are not admitted (idiom)

无休无止
wú xiū wú zhǐ

ceaseless; endless (idiom)

无止尽
wú zhǐ jìn

endless

生命不息,战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ

while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last

禁止令行
jìn zhǐ lìng xíng

see 令行禁止[lìng xíng jìn zhǐ]

禁止吸烟
jìn zhǐ xī yān

No smoking!

禁止外出
jìn zhǐ wài chū

to forbid sb to go out

禁止核武器试验条约
jìn zhǐ hé wǔ qì shì yàn tiáo yuē

nuclear test ban treaty

禁止驶入
jìn zhǐ shǐ rù

Do not enter! (road sign)

莅止
lì zhǐ

to approach

行止
xíng zhǐ

movements

观止
guān zhǐ

incomparably good

岂止
qǐ zhǐ

not only; far from; more than

辍止
chuò zhǐ

to stop

遏止
è zhǐ

to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)

适可而止
shì kě ér zhǐ

(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop

静止锋
jìng zhǐ fēng

stationary front (meteorology)

顶风停止
dǐng fēng tíng zhǐ

to lie to (facing the wind)

饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)

点到即止
diǎn dào jí zhǐ

to touch on sth and leave it there