# 中止 (zhōngzhǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 中止 (zhōngzhǐ) means “to suspend; to discontinue; to break off”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to suspend; to discontinue; to break off
- Pinyin: zhōngzhǐ (zhong1 zhi3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 因为大雨，比赛不得不中止。
  Yīnwèi dàyǔ, bǐsài bùdébù zhōngzhǐ.
  Due to heavy rain, the game had to be suspended.

## Characters

- [中](https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-middle/) (zhōng): middle; center
- [止](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-stop/) (zhǐ): to stop; until

https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-zhi-suspend/

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