止步

• 병음: zhǐ bù
• 한자 분석: 止 = pictograph of a foot stopping; 步 = 止 + 少 (step — foot movement)

뜻

걸음을 멈추다; (출입 제한 안내문 등에서) 출입 금지

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: signs, competition, etiquette

어조: commanding

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

• 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

기원과 역사

止 (stop) + 步 (step/walk)

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal