止

遏止

è zhǐ

to hold back

适可而止

shì kě ér zhǐ

(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop

防止

fáng zhǐ

to prevent

阻止

zǔ zhǐ

to prevent

饮鸩止渴

yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)

点到即止

diǎn dào jí zhǐ

to touch on sth and leave it there

不止

bù zhǐ

incessantly

不止一次

bù zhǐ yī cì

many times

中止

zhōng zhǐ

to cease

静止

jìng zhǐ

still

静止锋

jìng zhǐ fēng

stationary front (meteorology)

令行禁止

lìng xíng jìn zhǐ

lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)fig. to execute every order without fail