zung1 ting4中停
Jyutpingzung1 ting4
Yalejūng tìhng
Definition
To stop in the middle, or in physiognomy, the middle section of the face from the eyebrows to the nose tip.
- to stop in the middle; to halt midway
- technicalthe middle section of the face from the eyebrows to the nose tip
neutralbodydaily actions
How it's used
Distinguish clearly between the physical action of pausing and the physiognomy term. In casual conversation, people rarely use this for a simple pause, preferring 停頓 or 斷開. The face reading usage is highly specific to traditional Chinese fortune telling and is rarely used outside that context.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 中途, which refers to the middle of a journey or process. Using 中停 to mean 'halfway through a task' will sound unnatural to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
