halt; stop
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to halt; to stop walking
Literally means to stop one's steps; often used to indicate stopping progress or not proceeding further.
Kàn看
dào到
jǐng警
shì示
pái牌
，
tā他
lì立
kè刻
zhǐ止
bù步
。
Upon seeing the warning sign, he immediately halted.
Qián前
fāng方
shī施
gōng工
，
qǐng请
yóu游
kè客
zhǐ止
bù步
。
Construction ahead, tourists please stop here.
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Miàn面
duì对
kùn困
nán难
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zhǐ止
bù步
bù不
qián前
。
In the face of difficulties, we must not halt and not move forward.
Tā他
de的
yán研
jiū究
zài在
guān关
jiàn键
jiē阶
duàn段
zhǐ止
bù步
le了
。
His research halted at a critical stage.