Chinese word dictionary

跌停

diē tíng · (of a stock price) to fall to the daily lower limit (resulting in a suspension of trade in the stock)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified跌停

Traditional跌停

Pinyindiē tíng

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.

跌diē

to stumble, to slip, to fall

停tíng

to suspend, to halt, to delay; suitable

How to learn 跌停

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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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)

停留tíngliú

to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over