止步

• 拼音: zhǐ bù
• 汉字拆解: 止 = pictograph of a foot stopping; 步 = 止 + 少 (step — foot movement)

含义

To stop walking; to halt one's steps. Also used as a command meaning 'keep out' or to describe reaching a limit.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: signs, competition, etiquette

语气: commanding

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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

起源与历史

止 (stop) + 步 (step/walk)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal