停 tíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 亭 pavilion
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
停泊
tíngbó
to anchor; to moor; to berth
Characters in this word
泊 pō
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 白 white
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 受台风影响，所有渔船都被要求在港内停泊，不得擅自出海。 Shòu táifēng yǐngxiǎng, suǒyǒu yúchuán dōu bèi yāoqiú zài gǎng nèi tíngbó, bù dé shànzì chū hǎi. Due to the typhoon, all fishing boats were required to moor inside the harbour and were not allowed to go out to sea without authorisation.
- 夜色渐深，轮船缓缓驶进海湾，在码头边停泊下来。 Yèsè jiàn shēn, lúnchuán huǎnhuàn shǐ jìn hǎiwān, zài mǎtou biān tíngbó xiàlai. As night fell, the ship slowly entered the bay and moored by the pier.
- 清晨的港口里停泊着几十艘准备出海的渔船。 Qīngchén de gǎngkǒu li tíngbó zhe jǐshí sōu zhǔnbèi chū hǎi de yúchuán. In the early morning, dozens of fishing boats preparing to set out lay moored in the harbour.
Related words
- 停 tíng to stop
- 停车 tíngchē to park
- 停车场 tíngchēchǎng parking lot
- 停止 tíngzhǐ to stop
- 停下 tíngxià to stop
- 不停 bùtíng nonstop
- 停留 tíngliú to stay; to stop briefly
- 暂停 zàntíng to pause
- 停顿 tíngdùn to pause; pause; halt
- 停放 tíngfàng to park; to place/station a vehicle
- 停业 tíngyè to close down; to suspend business
- 停滞 tíngzhì to stagnate; to come to a standstill