制止 meaning in English

zhìzhǐ

to curb; to put a stop to

HSK 7-9verb12 strokes

Meaning of 制止

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

制止 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

制zhì止zhǐ她tā!
Stop her!

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

制 zhì · to manufacture · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

止 zhǐ · to stop · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 制止.

停止tíngzhǐto stop; to halt; to cease
制作zhìzuòto make; to manufacture
制造zhìzàoto manufacture; to make
防止fángzhǐto prevent; to guard against
制度zhìdùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
制定zhìdìngto draw up; to formulate
阻止zǔzhǐto prevent; to block
禁止jìnzhǐto prohibit; to forbid
限制xiànzhìto restrict; to limit
复制fùzhìto duplicate; to make a copy of
研制yánzhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop
制订zhìdìngto work out; to formulate

Questions about 制止

What does 制止 mean?

制止 (zhìzhǐ) means "to curb; to put a stop to" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 制止?

制止 is made of 2 characters: 制 (8 strokes), 止 (4 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 制止 an HSK word?

Yes. 制止 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.