Chinese symbol for “lockout”
停摆
tíng bǎi
Traditional: 停擺
(of a pendulum) to stop swinging; (of work, production, activities etc) to come to a halt; to be suspended; to be canceled
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lockout is 停摆 (tíng bǎi), defined as: (of a pendulum) to stop swinging; (of work, production, activities etc) to come to a halt; to be suspended; to be canceled; shutdown; (sports) lockout.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lockout”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 停摆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | to stop; to halt; to cease |
| 不停 | bù tíng | incessant |
| 暂停 (暫停) | zàn tíng | to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports) |
| 停留 | tíng liú | to stay for a time; to stop; to remain; to remain (at a stage, level etc) |
| 停车 (停車) | tíng chē | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park |
| 停车场 (停車場) | tíng chē chǎng | parking lot; car park |
| 摆脱 (擺脫) | bǎi tuō | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc) |
| 摇摆 (搖擺) | yáo bǎi | to sway; to wobble |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lockout”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.