Chinese word dictionary

停靠

tíng kào · to call at; to stop at; berth

Practice word

Word information

Simplified停靠

Traditional停靠

Pinyintíng kào

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

停tíng

to suspend, to halt, to delay; suitable

靠kào

nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust

How to learn 停靠

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

停tíng

to stop; to halt; to park (a car)

停车tíngchē

to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall

停车场tíngchēchǎng

parking lot; car park

停止tíngzhǐ

to stop; to halt; to cease

暂停zàntíng

to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player)

靠kào

to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)