暂停

暫停
zàn tíng
pause, suspend, time out
verb

Example Sentences

请暂停一下，我们需要讨论。
qǐng zàntíng yīxià ， wǒmen xūyào tǎolùn 。
Please pause for a moment, we need to discuss.
比赛进行了十分钟后，裁判决定暂停。
bǐsài jìnxíng le shífēnzhōng hòu ， cáipàn juédìng zàntíng 。
After ten minutes of the match, the referee decided to pause.
请在观看视频时根据需要暂停。
qǐngzài guānkàn shìpín shí gēnjù xūyào zàntíng 。
Please pause as needed while watching the video.

Individual Characters

暂zàn
to scurry, variant of 暫|暂[zan4]
停tíng
Stop

Words with similar meanings

中止zhōngzhǐ
halt
中止 typically implies stopping an action altogether, often used in formal contexts.
停止tíngzhǐ
stop
停止 can also mean to stop but is more general than 暂停, which often implies a temporary pause.

Words Starting With 暂

暂时zàn shí
temporary; provisional; for the time being
暂且zàn qiě
for now; for the time being; temporarily

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