Dicvo

One word, one everyday story

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

Report an entry issue

停下来

tíng xià lái

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

Mandarin pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)

Your current device will speak after you click; voices can differ by device.

pinyin
tíng xià lái
simplified
停下来
traditional
停下來

1 · 动词

to stop

停止

This word already occurs in accepted examples; this entry binds one distinct context.

Log in to save and review

The traffic light ahead has just turned red, so we stop and wait.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending

Is this recording accurate and natural?

前面的红绿灯刚变红,我们停下来等。

Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression
Connect this word to your life

Mandarin reading: tíng xià lái.

Try using this word in a sentence about your life; you may skip this.