停火 tíng huǒ — ceasefire; to cease fire

停火
tíng huǒ

Characters: 停 · 火

Definitions

  1. ceasefire; to cease fire

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to cease fire
  2. ceasefire

ExtDict

  1. 交战一方或双方暂时停止军事对抗行为的状态。在战争中，有时为了撤退平民和伤员或处理战死者遗体，交战双方通过谈判达成协议实行有限期的停火。为了实现停战，可先举行停火谈判。有时交战一方为了某种目的，也可宣布实行单方面停火。

Examples

  • 双方达成停火协议。

    The two sides reached a ceasefire agreement.

  • 停火期间，平民开始撤离。

    During the ceasefire, civilians began to evacuate.