止
步

To halt in Chinese: 止步 (zhǐ bù)

zhǐ bù

to halt

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to halt
  2. 2to stop
  3. 3to go no farther

Stroke order

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ㄓˇ

zhǐ

ㄓ/ zhˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 游客到这里必须止步。

    yóu kè dào zhè lǐ bì xū zhǐ bù。

    Visitors must stop here and go no farther.

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Related words

步

bù

a step

止

zhǐ

to stop

跑步

pǎo bù

to run

禁止

jìn zhǐ

to prohibit

散步

sàn bù

to take a walk

停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop

步骤

bù zhòu

procedure

进步

jìn bù

progress

退步

tuì bù

to do less well than before

逐步

zhú bù

progressively

阻止

zǔ zhǐ

to prevent

初步

chū bù

initial

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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