Writing
暂停 (zàn tíng) — how to say "pause" in Chinese
暂停
Pause, suspend
verb
Character composition
暂
temporary
停
to stop
Radicals / Keys
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
暂停工作
zàntíng gōngzuò
pause work
暂停比赛
zàntíng bǐsài
pause the match
Examples
电影播放时，我按了暂停键。
While the movie was playing, I pressed the pause button.
请暂停。
Please pause.
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Frequently asked questions
Pause in Chinese meaning
"pause" in Chinese is 暂停 (zàn tíng).
暂停 meaning in English
暂停 (zàn tíng) means "Pause, suspend".
How is 暂停 pronounced?
It is pronounced zàn tíng (written as zan ting, zanting). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for pause
It is written 暂停: 暂 has 12 strokes, 停 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 暂停?
暂停 is on the HSK 3.0 level 4 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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