站 zhàn — station; to stand; to halt; to stop
请在公交车站等我。Qǐng zài gōng jiāo chē zhàn děng wǒ.Please wait for me at the bus stop.
Common words: 车站 (chē zhàn)、火车站 (huǒ chē zhàn)、网站 (wǎng zhàn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to halt"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to halt", including 站 (zhàn), 停 (tíng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to halt" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 站 (zhàn), 停 (tíng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span zhàn, tíng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 站 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 站 zhànstation; to stand; to halt; to stopUseful words: 车站, 火车站
- 停 tíngto stop; to haltUseful words: 停车, 停车场
Common words for these 2 "to halt" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 站 (zhàn) — so "to halt" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to halt".
停 tíng — to stop; to halt
车停在了路边。Chē tíng zài le lù biān.The car stopped by the roadside.
Common words: 停车 (tíng chē)、停车场 (tíng chē chǎng)、停止 (tíng zhǐ)
All 2 characters
Open 站、停 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.