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- to hold back
- to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)
- to resist
- esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc
Trad. 止損
- (finance) stop-loss
- to sell a security in response to its price dropping to one's stop-loss point 止損點|止损点[zhi3 sun3 dian3]
Trad. 為止
- until
- (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
- (before an expression indicating a point of time) up to (that point); as of (that time)
- (before an expression indicating a point of time) up to (that point); as of (that time)
Trad. 止損點
- (finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price)
- Xizhi or Hsichih city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- fig. to console oneself with illusions
- with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
Trad. 古文觀止
- Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty
Trad. 永無止境
- (idiom) without end; never-ending
Trad. 屢禁不止
- to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
Trad. 嘆為觀止
- (idiom) to gasp in amazement
- to acclaim as the peak of perfection
Trad. 點到即止
- to touch on sth and leave it there
- to take care not to overdo sth
Trad. 充飢止渴
- to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
- to forbid sb to go out
- to curfew
- to ground (as disciplinary measure)
Trad. 止咳糖漿
- cough suppressant syrup
- cough mixture
Trad. 淺嘗輒止
- lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
Trad. 適可而止
- (idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
Trad. 飲鴆止渴
- lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
- fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
Trad. 到此為止
- to stop at this point
- to end here
- to call it a day
- lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)fig. to execute every order without fail
Trad. 學無止境
- no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
- You live and learn.
- to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
Trad. 到目前為止
- until now; so far
Trad. 樹欲靜而風不止
- lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
- fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
Trad. 全面禁止核試驗條約
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Trad. 生命不息，戰鬥不止
- while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last