- 1. stop; halt
- ♦ ~, 要不就开枪了! Halt, or I'll fire!
- ♦ 谁？~! Who's that? Don't move!
- 2. stand firmly on one's feet; keep one's feet
- ♦ 风刮得人都站不住了。 The wind was so strong that one could hardly keep one's feet.
- 3. stand (or hold) one's ground; consolidate one's position
- 4. hold water; be tenable
- ♦ 他的说法站不住。 His opinion doesn't hold water.