止
zhǐ
to stop
to prohibit; until; only
这里的噪音让我无法止住眼泪。
zhè lǐ de zào yīn ràng wǒ wú fǎ zhǐ zhù yǎn lèi。
The noise here made it impossible for me to stop my tears.
医生说这种药可以止痛，但不能治病。
yī shēng shuō zhè zhǒng yào kě yǐ zhǐ tòng，dàn bù néng zhì bìng。
The doctor said this medicine can stop the pain, but cannot cure the illness.
Words with 止
遏止
è zhǐ
to hold back
适可而止
shì kě ér zhǐ
(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
防止
fáng zhǐ
to prevent
阻止
zǔ zhǐ
to prevent
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
不止
bù zhǐ
incessantly
不止一次
bù zhǐ yī cì
many times
中止
zhōng zhǐ
to cease
静止
jìng zhǐ
still
静止锋
jìng zhǐ fēng
stationary front (meteorology)
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