停

• 拼音: tíng
• 汉字拆解: 停 = 亻(person) + 亭 (pavilion, phonetic) — to stop, as if a person pauses at a pavilion

含义

To stop; to halt; to cease moving or doing something.

Used for both physical stopping (vehicles, people) and abstract stopping (rain, activities). Can also mean to park (停车) or to stay temporarily. Very common in traffic, transportation, and daily life contexts. Often used with resultative complements.

例句

1. 车停在路边了。
2. 雨停了，我们出去吧。
3. 请停一下，等等我。

用法指南

语境: traffic, transportation, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 公交车停了，快下车。(The bus has stopped, get off quickly.)
• 风停了，天晴了。(The wind has stopped and the sky is clear.)

错误说法

• 请停你的工作永远 (Don't use 停 for permanent cessation — it implies a temporary halt; for quitting permanently, use 辞职 or 放弃)

起源与历史

亻(person radical) + 亭 (tíng, pavilion, phonetic). Like a person pausing to rest at a pavilion along the road.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal