住手

zhùshǒu
  1. to desist
  2. to stop
  3. to stay one's hand

CEDICT

to stop (what one is doing); to give up

Wiktionary

停手。后亦用于指停止做某事。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 住 zhù
  1. to live
  2. to dwell
  3. to stay
  4. to reside
  5. to stop
  6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
2 手 shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: 雙, 隻

Related entries

懫 zhí
  1. enraged
  2. resentful
  3. to hate
  4. to desist
休止 xiūzhǐ to stop
停 tíng
  1. to stop
  2. to halt
  3. to park (a car)
鐘停了。

The clock stopped.

Source: Tatoeba

停下 tíngxià to stop
他停下讀報。

He stopped reading the newspaper.

Source: Tatoeba

停下来 tíngxiàlái to stop
她停下來抽煙。

She quit smoking.

Source: Tatoeba

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