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停工待料

停工待料 — “Stop work wait for material”

停工待料 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suspend production or operations due to a shortage of raw materials or components”. Literally, “Stop work wait for material”.

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停工待料 Pronunciation and Pinyin

停工待料 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
停
tíng11to stop or halt
工
gōng3work, labor, industry, skill
待
dài9wait, treat, or about to
料
liào10material, expect, feed

Example Sentence with 停工待料

由于关键部件未能按时到货,装配车间不得不停工待料,导致交货期延迟。
As key components did not arrive on schedule, the assembly workshop had to suspend operations while waiting for materials, leading to a delay in delivery.

Idioms Related to 停工待料

More idioms starting with 停

  • tíng停yún云luò落yuè月Longing for absent friends
  • tíng停qī妻zài再qǔ娶abandon wife and remarry
  • tíng停zhì滞bù不qián前stagnant and making no progress
  • tíng停liú留zhǎng长zhì智Delay to gain wisdom
  • tíng停chēn瞋xī息nù怒stop one's anger and calm one's wrath
  • tíng停xīn辛zhù伫kǔ苦endured prolonged toil and suffering
  • tíng停xīn辛zhù贮kǔ苦endure long-term hardship and suffering

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Questions about 停工待料

What does 停工待料 mean?

停工待料 (tíng gōng dài liào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suspend production or operations due to a shortage of raw materials or components”.

How do you pronounce 停工待料?

停工待料 is pronounced tíng gōng dài liào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 停工待料 literally mean?

Literally, 停工待料 means “Stop work wait for material”. It is used to mean “to suspend production or operations due to a shortage of raw materials or components”.

What is the Chinese definition of 停工待料?

停止生产,等待原料

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