HSK 6 · Verbs

制止 zhìzhǐ “to stop” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 制止 means

  1. to stop
  2. to curb
  3. to prevent
  4. to put a stop to
  5. to check
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to limit

How to say 制止

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale制zhì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale止zhǐ3rd tone, dipping

制止 in a sentence

  1. 制止她！

    Zhìzhǐ tā!

    Stop her!

    Sentence #10267399 from Tatoeba

How 制止 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 制 (zhì) drawn as one shape
制zhìsystem

制 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 止 (zhǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
止zhǐto stop
  • 上above · shǎng
  • 丨line · gǔn

How to write 制止

制 8 strokes · 止 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

制止 (zhìzhǐ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 制止 (zhìzhǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 制止

Words with 制

控制kòngzhì · to control限制xiànzhì · to restrict制定zhìdìng · to draw up制造zhìzào · to manufacture制作zhìzuò · to make制度zhìdù · system (of rules)复制fùzhì · to duplicate制服zhìfú · uniform遏制èzhì · to curb节制jiézhì · to control

Words with 止

禁止jìnzhǐ · to prohibit阻止zǔzhǐ · to prevent截止jiézhǐ · to end防止fángzhǐ · to prevent终止zhōngzhǐ · to terminate不止bùzhǐ · more than迄今为止qìjīnwéizhǐ · so far

More words: Common Verbs

指定zhǐdìng · to appoint支配zhīpèi · to control支援zhīyuán · to support制约zhìyuē · to restrict中断zhōngduàn · to interrupt终止zhōngzhǐ · to terminate拄zhǔ · to lean on (a stick)拽zhuài · to pull

FAQs

制止 (zhìzhǐ) means “to stop” or “to curb”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhìzhǐ: zhì with a 4th tone, then zhǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 制止 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhizhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 制止 from the suggestions. Typing zhizhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
制止 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.