停tíngto stop
停 (tíng) means "to stop" and "to park (a car)." As to stop, it appears in 雨停了 (The rain has stopped). As to park, it appears in 你可以把车停在这儿 (You can park the car here). A speaker also asks 车停在哪儿了? (Where is the car parked?), and the answer is 停在学校门口 (Parked at the school gate).
What does 停 mean?
- 1.
to stopverb
- 2.
to park (a car)verb
What does the character 停 mean?
- 停to stop
How do you use 停?
See it in 雨停了 and 你可以把车停在这儿.
What are some examples of 停 in a sentence?
How is 停 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
雨停了吗?
Yǔ tíng le ma?
Has the rain stopped?
- Speaker B:
停了。
Tíng le.
It has stopped.
- Speaker A:
车停在哪儿了?
Chē tíng zài nǎr le?
Where is the car parked?
- Speaker B:
停在学校门口。
Tíng zài xuéxiào ménkǒu.
Parked at the school gate.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.