停下

• 拼音: tíng xia
• 汉字拆解: 停 = 亻(person) + 亭 (pavilion, phonetic); 下 = pictograph of a downward direction marker

含义

To stop; to come to a halt; to cease an action completely.

A resultative complement construction: 停 (stop) + 下 (completion marker indicating downward/cessation). Emphasises that the action has fully ceased, not merely paused. Often used as a command or to describe a completed stopping action.

例句

1. 老师让同学们停下手中的工作，认真听她讲解。
2. 汽车在路口停下，等待绿灯亮起。
3. 听到有人喊他的名字，他立刻停下脚步回头看。

用法指南

语境: everyday, commands

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请停下，我有话要说。(Please stop — I have something to say.)
• 音乐停下来之后，大家都鼓起掌来。(After the music stopped, everyone started clapping.)

错误说法

• 不要把停下 与 停止 混用 — 停下 emphasises the physical act of halting, while 停止 is more formal and often refers to stopping an activity or process.

起源与历史

Compound of 停 (to stop, from 亻person + 亭 pavilion — a place to rest/halt) and 下 (down/complete), forming a resultative complement meaning to fully halt.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal