终止

• 拼音: zhōng zhǐ
• 汉字拆解: 终 = end/final; 止 = foot stopping, meaning to stop

含义

To terminate; to end; to stop. To bring something to a complete end.

More formal and final than 停止. Common phrases: 终止合同 (terminate a contract), 终止合作 (end cooperation), 终止服务 (terminate service). Often used in legal and business contexts.

例句

1. 双方决定终止合作关系。
2. 由于违约，公司有权终止合同。
3. 这项服务将于月底终止。

用法指南

语境: legal, business, contracts

语气: serious

正确说法

• 合同已经终止了。(The contract has been terminated.)
• 我们不得不终止这个项目。(We have to terminate this project.)

错误说法

• 终止继续 (Contradictory — 终止 means to stop completely)

起源与历史

Compound of 终 (end, final) and 止 (to stop). To stop finally/completely.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal