Definitions

chuò to stop (before completion); to cease; to suspend

Etymology phono-semantic

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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他去年学了。

Tā qùnián chuòxué le.

He dropped out of school last year.

她因家庭原因学。

Tā yīn jiātíng yuányīn chuòxué.

She dropped out of school due to family reasons.

这项工作不能

Zhè xiàng gōngzuò bù néng chuò.

This work cannot be stopped.

他的计划中了。

Tā de jìhuà zhōngchuò le.

His plan was discontinued.

工人们因抗议而工。

Gōngrénmen yīn kàngyì ér chuògōng.

The workers stopped work due to protest.

学后开始工作。

Tā chuòxué hòu kāishǐ gōngzuò.

After dropping out of school, he started working.

尽管困难重重,他也没有学。

Jǐnguǎn kùnnán chóngchóng, tā yě méiyǒu chuòxué.

Despite numerous difficulties, he did not drop out of school.

这项研究因缺乏支持而中

Zhè xiàng yánjiū yīn quēfá zhīchí ér zhōngchuò.

This research was discontinued due to lack of support.