制止
zhì​zhǐ HSK7

to stop

制止 zhì​zhǐ
to stop verb
to curb, prevent, or put a stop to an action or situation, often by using force or authority; to check or limit

我们需要你帮助制止虐待动物。

wǒ​men xū​yào nǐ bāng​zhù zhì​zhǐ nüè​dài dòng​wù.

We need your help to stop the abuse of animals.

我及时制止了自己。

wǒ jí​shí zhì​zhǐ le zì​jǐ.

I stopped myself in time.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
7.87 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
15.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Synonym

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)