休止
xiū zhǐ
Pinyin

Definition

休止
 - 
xiū zhǐ
  1. to stop

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

休息
xiū xi
  1. 1 rest
  2. 2 to rest
休闲
xiū xián
  1. 1 leisure
  2. 2 relaxation
  3. 3 not working
  4. 4 idle
  5. 5 to enjoy leisure
  6. 6 to lie fallow
不止
bù zhǐ
  1. 1 incessantly
  2. 2 without end
  3. 3 more than
  4. 4 not limited to
休
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu
休假
xiū jià
  1. 1 to take a vacation
  2. 2 to go on holiday
休息室
xiū xī shì
  1. 1 lobby
  2. 2 lounge
休闲裤
xiū xián kù
  1. 1 casual pants
休养
xiū yǎng
  1. 1 to recuperate
  2. 2 to recover
  3. 3 to convalesce
何止
hé zhǐ
  1. 1 far more than
  2. 2 not just
停止
tíng zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease
制止
zhì zhǐ
  1. 1 to curb
  2. 2 to put a stop to
  3. 3 to stop
  4. 4 to check
  5. 5 to limit
午休
wǔ xiū
  1. 1 noon break
  2. 2 lunch break
  3. 3 lunchtime nap
喋喋不休
dié dié bù xiū
  1. 1 to chatter or jabber on and on
截止
jié zhǐ
  1. 1 to close
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to put a stop to sth
  4. 4 cut-off point
  5. 5 stopping point
  6. 6 deadline
止
zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to prohibit
  3. 3 until
  4. 4 only
止咳
zhǐ ké
  1. 1 to suppress coughing
止境
zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 limit
  2. 2 boundary
  3. 3 end
止步
zhǐ bù
  1. 1 to halt
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to go no farther
止痛
zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to relieve pain
  2. 2 to stop pain
  3. 3 analgesic
止血
zhǐ xuè
  1. 1 to staunch (bleeding)
  2. 2 hemostatic (drug)

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不眠不休
bù mián bù xiū
  1. 1 without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
  1. 1 to share the same interests (idiom)
  2. 2 to be closely related
  3. 3 to be in the same boat
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
  1. 1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
  2. 2 You live and learn.
屡禁不止
lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
戛然而止
jiá rán ér zhǐ
  1. 1 with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
  1. 1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
  4. 4 also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
无休无止
wú xiū wú zhǐ
  1. 1 ceaseless; endless (idiom)
生命不息，战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
  1. 1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
适可而止
shì kě ér zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can
  2. 2 don't overdo it
  3. 3 stop while you're ahead

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