How common it is
暂停 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say zàn tíng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
暂停表示先停下来一会儿。
zàn tíng biǎo shì xiān tíng xià lái yí huì er。
暂停 means to stop for a while.
Context note
暂停常用于活动、播放和比赛。
zàn tíng cháng yòng yú huó dòng 、 bō fàng hé bǐ sài。
Pause is often used with activities, playback, and games.
5 examples
请暂停一下。
qǐng zàn tíng yí xià。
Please pause for a moment.
比赛暂停了。
bǐ sài zàn tíng le。
The game was paused.
视频暂停。
shì pín zàn tíng。
The video is paused.
我们先暂停讨论。
wǒ men xiān zàn tíng tǎo lùn。
Let us pause the discussion first.
他按下了暂停键。
tā àn xià le zàn tíng jiàn。
He pressed the pause button.
5 mini stories
老师让大家暂停写字。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā zàn tíng xiě zì。
The teacher asked everyone to stop writing for a moment.
电视节目暂停了。
diàn shì jié mù zàn tíng le。
The TV program paused.
他暂停了一会儿再继续。
tā zàn tíng le yí huì er zài jì xù。
He paused for a while and then continued.
我们先暂停工作，休息一下。
wǒ men xiān zàn tíng gōng zuò， xiū xi yí xià。
We pause work first and take a rest.
音乐暂停后，房间里很安静。
yīn yuè zàn tíng hòu， fáng jiān lǐ hěn ān jìng。
After the music paused, the room was quiet.