輟 (chuò) - To stop & to cease
輟 · chuò
To stop;
to cease;
to suspend;
to discontinue;
to give up halfway.
To stopto ceaseto suspend
Usage highlights
To drop out of schoolTo stop workTo stop writingTo stop farmingTo stop eatingTo stop and continue intermittently
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He had to drop out of school due to financial difficulties (辍学).
- The workers stopped work in protest (罢工).
- She never gives up halfway in her studies (学习从不半途而辍).
- The rain stopped for a while (雨暂辍).
Collocations
- To drop out of school(辍学)
- To stop work(辍工)
- To stop writing(辍笔)
- To stop farming(辍耕)
- To stop eating(辍食)
- To stop and continue intermittently(时作时辍)
Idioms
- Toiling without stopping(辍寝忘食)
- To stop chewing and go hungry(辍餐忘食)
- To stop the carriage and inquire about the way(辍辔问途)
Cultural background
FAQ- The character embodies the Confucian value of persistence and the negative connotation of giving up on a task or education.
- Historically linked to agricultural and scholarly life, where stopping work or study was seen as a significant setback.
- Often used in modern contexts to discuss the serious social issue of school dropouts (辍学).