止步

• ピンイン: zhǐ bù
• 漢字の分解: 止 = pictograph of a foot stopping; 步 = 止 + 少 (step — foot movement)

意味

立ち止まる／（比喩）〜で敗退する

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.

例文

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。

使い方ガイド

場面: signs, competition, etiquette

トーン: commanding

正しい言い方

• 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.)

避ける言い方

• 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

起源と歴史

止 (stop) + 步 (step/walk)

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal