驻足 zhùzú to stop (walking)
to stop (walking); to halt
How to remember 驻足: 驻 stable + 足 foot = to stop (walking).
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How it is used
- To pause / halt one's steps (to look) - 令人驻足观看 (lìng rén zhùzú guānkàn) makes people stop to look.
- A literary word for stopping in one's tracks, usually to gaze at something appealing.
- Register: descriptive/literary; more elegant than plain 停下 (tíngxià).