止
zhǐ
to stop
to prohibit; until; only
这里的噪音让我无法止住眼泪。
zhè lǐ de zào yīn ràng wǒ wú fǎ zhǐ zhù yǎn lèi。
The noise here made it impossible for me to stop my tears.
医生说这种药可以止痛，但不能治病。
yī shēng shuō zhè zhǒng yào kě yǐ zhǐ tòng，dàn bù néng zhì bìng。
The doctor said this medicine can stop the pain, but cannot cure the illness.
Words with 止
防止
fáng zhǐ
to prevent
止息
zhǐ xī
to cease
欲言又止
yù yán yòu zhǐ
to want to say sth but then hesitate
止血
zhǐ xuè
to staunch (bleeding)
止痛药
zhǐ tòng yào
painkiller
不止
bù zhǐ
incessantly
静止
jìng zhǐ
still
戛然而止
jiá rán ér zhǐ
with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
适可而止
shì kě ér zhǐ
(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
遏止
è zhǐ
to hold back
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)