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中止
Meaning in Englishcancellation, suspension, stoppage
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What it means
What does 中止 mean? It denotes the act of stopping or canceling an event, plan, or ongoing process, resulting in a halt of activity or suspension of operations.
Main meanings
- Formal cancellation or suspension of events, services, contracts, or plans; can be temporary or permanent.
- Pause or interruption within a process, often due to safety, legal, or logistical reasons.
- Used in notices and official communications to convey that an activity will not proceed as scheduled.
How to use it
Used in formal writing and public notices to indicate cancellation or suspension; commonly appears in announcements, contracts, schedules, and reports. The noun 中止 can be paired with verbs or nouns to specify what is being halted, and the verb form 中止する expresses the action of canceling or suspending.
Variants and close terms
- 取消 (torikesu) — cancellation
- 停止 (teishi) — stop, halt
- 中断 (chuudan) — interruption
Composition
- 中 — middle, center; suggests a point at which action is halted.
- 止 — to stop, to halt; conveys cessation.
- Together 中止 expresses stopping or canceling an activity, often at a planned point or altogether.
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noun (suru-verb)
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中程
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受け止める
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to catch, to react to, to take
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心中
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静止
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阻止
soshi
obstruction, check, hindrance
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中継
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中傷
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中枢
chuusuu
center, mainstay, nucleus
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