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 zhǐ to stop / to prohibit / until / only
Results beginning with 止
 zhǐ xuè to staunch (bleeding) / hemostatic (drug)
 zhǐ bù to halt / to stop / to go no farther
 zhǐ tòng to relieve pain / to stop pain / analgesic
 zhǐ ké to suppress coughing
 zhǐ jìng limit / boundary / end
 zhǐ huá to prevent slipping / anti-slip
 zhǐ sǔn (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]
 zhǐ xī to cease / to end
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 zhǐ tòng yào painkiller / analgesic / anodyne
 zhǐ tòng piàn painkiller
 zhǐ xiě dài tourniquet
 zhǐ tòng jì an analgesic / pain killer
 zhǐ hàn jì anti-perspirant
 zhǐ sǔn dān stop-loss order (finance)
 zhǐ sǔn diǎn (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)
 zhǐ téng piān painkiller / analgesic
 zhǐ tòng fǎ method of relieving pain
 zhǐ xuè diàn dressing / pad to stop bleeding
 zhǐ xuè shuān plug to stop bleeding / tampon (medicine)
 zhǐ xuè tiē Band-Aid / plaster
  pain relief therapy
 zhǐ ké táng jiāng cough suppressant syrup / cough mixture
 zhǐ nào àn niǔ snooze button
Approximate Results for 止
 jìn zhǐ to prohibit / to forbid / to ban
 tíng zhǐ to stop / to halt / to cease
 fáng zhǐ to prevent / to guard against / to take precautions
 wéi zhǐ until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
 zǔ zhǐ to prevent / to block
 bù zhǐ incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to
 jié zhǐ to close / to stop / to put a stop to sth / cut-off point / stopping point / deadline
 zhōng zhǐ to stop / to terminate (law)
 zhì zhǐ to curb / to put a stop to / to stop / to check / to limit
 jǔ zhǐ bearing / manner / mien
 jìng zhǐ still / immobile / static / stationary
 zhōng zhǐ to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue
 fèi zhǐ to repeal (a law) / to put an end to / abolition / annulled
 hé zhǐ far more than / not just
 è zhǐ to hold back / to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance) / to resist / esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc
 qǐ zhǐ not only / far from / more than
 yì zhǐ to supress / to restrain
 hè zhǐ to shout at sb to stop
 xíng zhǐ movements / attitude / behavior / whereabouts / tracks
 xiū zhǐ to stop
 guān zhǐ incomparably good
 dǐ zhǐ (literary) end / limit
 chuò zhǐ to stop / to leave off
 lì zhǐ to approach / to come close
 róng zhǐ looks and demeanor
 Xī zhǐ Xizhi or Hsichih city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
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 xiū zhǐ fú rest (music)
  termination rate
  stationary source
 bèi jìn zhǐ forbidden
 jié zhǐ rì deadline / cut-off date
 jìng zhǐ fēng stationary front (meteorology)
 jìn zhǐ lìng restraining order / protection order
 Xī zhǐ shì Xizhi or Hsichih city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
 tàn wéi guān zhǐ (idiom) to gasp in amazement / to acclaim as the peak of perfection
 yǒng wú zhǐ jìng without end / never-ending
 shì kě ér zhǐ to stop before going too far (idiom) / to stop while one can / don't overdo it / stop while you're ahead
 jìn zhǐ jìn kǒu import prohibition
 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom) / fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions / to ensure strictly obedience
 wàng méi zhǐ kě lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions
 jiá rán ér zhǐ with a grunting sound it stops (idiom) / to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
 jìn zhǐ lìng xíng see 令行禁止[ling4 xing2 jin4 zhi3]
 xīn rú zhǐ shuǐ to be at peace with oneself
 xué wú zhǐ jìng no end to learning (idiom) / There's always something new to study. / You live and learn.
 yù yán yòu zhǐ to want to say sth but then hesitate
  estoppel
  drug interdiction
  anovulation
  conflict prevention
  defeasance
  prohibition on disclosure
  desiccation control
  overflight interdiction
  deterrence
  Stop Disasters
  anti-assignment
  termination
 bù zhǐ yī cì many times / on more than one occasion
 chōng jī zhǐ kě to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
 dào cǐ wéi zhǐ to stop at this point / to end here / to call it a day
 diǎn dào jí zhǐ to touch on sth and leave it there / to take care not to overdo sth
 dǐng fēng tíng zhǐ to lie to (facing the wind)
 Gǔ wén Guān zhǐ Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty
 huó xuè zhǐ tòng to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
 jié zhǐ nóng duó cut-off concentration
 jié zhǐ qī xiàn deadline
 jìn zhǐ fān gōng estoppel
 jìn zhǐ fǎn yán estoppel
 jìn zhǐ shǐ rù Do not enter! (road sign)
 jìn zhǐ wài chū to forbid sb to go out / to curfew / to ground (as disciplinary measure)
 jìn zhǐ xī yān No smoking!
 lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
 qì jīn wéi zhǐ so far / up to now / still (not)
 quán miàn jìn zhǐ complete prohibition / total ban
 shòu wán jí zhǐ while stocks last / subject to availability
 tàn wǎn guān zhǐ to admire as the greatest
 tíng jiǔ zhǐ yuè stop the wine and stop the music (idiom)
 tíng zhǐ sǔn shī stop loss order SL / compulsory halt to stock trading when prices fall to predetermined level
 wú xiū wú zhǐ ceaseless / endless (idiom)
 yóu kè zhǐ bù visitors are not admitted (idiom)
 zhài wù fèi zhǐ debt defeasance
 zhōng zhǐ rì qī dies ad quem
  gag rule
  terminator technology
  narcotic analgesic
  arterial tourniquet
  suspension protocol
  Law on Protection against Discrimination
  prevention of nuclear war
线  no-fire line
 dào mù qián wéi zhǐ until now / so far
 fáng zhǐ qí shì gǔ Prevention of Discrimination Unit
 jù zhǐ xìng wēi shè deterrence by denial
  cessation of hostilities
  prohibition of collective expulsion
  discontinuance of the proceedings by the claimant party
  geostationary satellite
  International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto / MARPOL
  Geostationary Platform
  agreed termination
  Violence Prevention Alliance
  AIDS Stops With Me!
  timber import ban
  closing of list of speakers
  Landmine Moratorium Act
  Association for the Prevention of Torture
  stay of proceedings
  crisis-prevention strategy
  Conflict Prevention Centre
  suppression of unlawful acts
 huò bì tíng zhǐ tòng yòng demonetization
 lìng rén tàn wéi guān zhǐ (set expression) astonishing to see
 tíng zhǐ zì mǎn xuān yán Declaration of the End of Complacency
退 zhì zhǐ huán jìng tuì huà counteract (v.) environmental degradation
 zhōng zhǐ jìng é jié suàn close-out netting
 shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom) / fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
  Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
  terminator technology
  Committee against Torture
  comprehensive ban on nuclear testing
  Agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War
  domestically prohibited goods
  European Drug Prevention Week
  training and movement ban / movement and training ban
  Commission for Protection against Discrimination
  Subversive Activities Prevention Law
 fáng zhǐ shā mò huà fāng àn anti-desertification programme
 fēi zhōu fáng zhǐ bào lì nián African Year of Prevention of Violence
  Convention on Insider Trading
  International Association for Suicide Prevention
  International Day against Nuclear Tests
  Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
  non-fraternization policy
  Geostationary earth orbiting satellite / GEOS 1 and 2
  cessation of hostilities agreement
  cessation of hostilities agreement
  Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour
  total and comprehensive ban on chemical weapons
  Geostationary communications satellite
  geostationary transfer orbit
  ban on denial of telemetric information
  World Organization against Torture
  Conference of States Parties to the 1925 Geneva Protocol and Other Interested States on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons / Conference on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons / Paris Conference
  International Campaign to Ban Landmines
  Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
  Plan for the Prevention of Accidents from Mines
 dì qiú jìng zhǐ qì xiàng wèi xīng geostationary meteorological satellite
 jìng zhǐ guǐ dào jī guāng tòng bù Laser Synchronization from Stationary Orbit
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