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HSK 6
止

HSK 6verb

止

zhǐ

止 (zhǐ) means “to stop; to prohibit; until; only”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

医生给他开了止痛药。

Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le zhǐtòng yào.

The doctor prescribed him painkillers.

Words containing 止

不止bù zhǐincessantly; without end; more than; not limited to 禁止jìn zhǐto prohibit; to forbid; to ban 防止fáng zhǐto prevent; to guard against; to take precautions 截止jié zhǐto close; to stop; to put a stop to sth; cut-off point; stopping point; deadline 阻止zǔ zhǐto prevent; to block 迄今为止qì jīn wéi zhǐso far; up to now; still (not)停止tíng zhǐto stop; to halt; to cease 为止wéi zhǐuntil; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止)制止zhì zhǐto curb; to put a stop to; to stop 终止zhōng zhǐto stop; to terminate

More HSK 6 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 止 mean?: 止 (zhǐ) means “to stop; to prohibit; until; only”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 止 pronounced?: 止 is pronounced “zhǐ” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 止?: 止 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 止?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 止 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18