止步
zhǐ bù
Pinyin

Definition

止步
 - 
zhǐ bù
  1. to halt
  2. to stop
  3. to go no farther

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

同步
tóng bù
  1. 1 synchronous
  2. 2 to synchronize
  3. 3 to keep step with
步
Bù
  1. 1 surname Bu
步步
bù bù
  1. 1 step by step
  2. 2 at every step
进步
jìn bù
  1. 1 progress
  2. 2 improvement
  3. 3 to improve
  4. 4 to progress
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
不止
bù zhǐ
  1. 1 incessantly
  2. 2 without end
  3. 3 more than
  4. 4 not limited to
何止
hé zhǐ
  1. 1 far more than
  2. 2 not just
停止
tíng zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease
初步
chū bù
  1. 1 initial
  2. 2 preliminary
  3. 3 tentative
制止
zhì zhǐ
  1. 1 to curb
  2. 2 to put a stop to
  3. 3 to stop
  4. 4 to check
  5. 5 to limit
地步
dì bù
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 degree (to which a situation has evolved)
  3. 3 situation
  4. 4 leeway
大步
dà bù
  1. 1 large strides
徒步
tú bù
  1. 1 to be on foot
截止
jié zhǐ
  1. 1 to close
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to put a stop to sth
  4. 4 cut-off point
  5. 5 stopping point
  6. 6 deadline
散步
sàn bù
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to go for a walk
止
zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to prohibit
  3. 3 until
  4. 4 only
止咳
zhǐ ké
  1. 1 to suppress coughing
止境
zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 limit
  2. 2 boundary
  3. 3 end
止步
zhǐ bù
  1. 1 to halt
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to go no farther
止痛
zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to relieve pain
  2. 2 to stop pain
  3. 3 analgesic
止血
zhǐ xuè
  1. 1 to staunch (bleeding)
  2. 2 hemostatic (drug)

Idioms (20)

一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
  1. 1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
  2. 2 reliable
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
  1. 1 to blindly follow suit (idiom)
  2. 2 to imitate slavishly
  3. 3 to do what everyone else is doing
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
  1. 1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
  2. 2 You live and learn.
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
  1. 1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
屡禁不止
lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
戛然而止
jiá rán ér zhǐ
  1. 1 with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
  1. 1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
  2. 2 stagnating and conservative
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
步履维艰
bù lu:3 wéi jiān
  1. 1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. 2 to walk with difficulty
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)

Sample Sentences

B超室也是"男士止步"！快点儿吧，除了B超，还有很多别的检查呢！
B chāo shì yě shì "nánshì zhǐbù "！kuàidiǎnr ba ，chúle B chāo ，háiyǒu hěnduō biéde jiǎnchá ne ！
The ultrasound room is also ''Ladies only"! Hurry up-- besides the ultrasound, there are lots of other tests to do.
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