制 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
制止
zhìzhǐ
to stop; to prevent; to curb
Characters in this word
止 zhǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 止 — to stop, to halt
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 保安及时制止了冲突升级，避免现场秩序进一步失控。 Bǎoān jíshí zhìzhǐ le chōngtū shēngjí, bìmiǎn xiànchǎng zhìxù jìnyíbù shīkòng. The security guards stopped the conflict from escalating in time, preventing the scene from falling further out of control.
- 老师立刻制止了孩子们的争吵。 Lǎoshī lìkè zhìzhǐle háizimen de zhēngchǎo. The teacher immediately stopped the children's quarrel.
- 医生劝他戒烟，他也努力制止自己的坏习惯。 Yīshēng quàn tā jièyān, tā yě nǔlì zhìzhǐ zìjǐ de huài xíguàn. The doctor advised him to quit smoking, and he also tried hard to curb his bad habit.