止步

• Pinyin: zhǐ bù
• Desglose de hanzi: 止 = pictograph of a foot stopping; 步 = 止 + 少 (step — foot movement)

Significado

Detenerse; parar; (fig.) quedarse en un límite o ser eliminado en una fase.

Used on warning signs (闲人止步 — no entry for unauthorised persons), in competitions (止步八强 — eliminated in the quarter-finals), and in formal farewells (送客止步 — see the guest no further). A versatile term combining physical and figurative halting.

Ejemplos

1. 施工区域危险，请在此止步，不要靠近。
2. 他在比赛中表现出色，最终止步于半决赛。
3. 主人送客至门口止步，目送他们离去。

Guía de uso

Contexto: signs, competition, etiquette

Tono: commanding

Correcto

• 前方是禁区，请在此止步。(The area ahead is restricted — please stop here.)
• 球队在欧冠联赛中止步于四强，未能进入决赛。(The team was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions League, failing to reach the final.)

Incorrecto

• 我今天止步了五千步 — 止步 means to stop walking, not a step count; use 走了五千步 for walking distance

Origen e historia

止 (stop) + 步 (step/walk)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal