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制止

zhì zhǐ

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

制止 (zhì zhǐ) means "to curb; to put a stop to; to stop". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 制止 means

1. to curb
2. to put a stop to
3. to stop
4. to check
5. to limit

The characters in 制止

• 制zhìsystem; to control; to regulate
• 止zhǐto stop; to prohibit; until

Example sentences

• 制止她！
  Zhìzhǐ tā!
  Stop her.

Where 制止 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · zhì (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhì zhǐ correctly.
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