刹
车

To brake (when driving) in Chinese: 刹车 (shā chē)

shā chē

to brake (when driving)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 剎車1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to brake (when driving)
  2. 2to stop
  3. 3to switch off
  4. 4to check (bad habits)
  5. 5a brake

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刹
车

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ㄕㄚ

shā

ㄕ/ shㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄔㄜ

chē

ㄔ/ chㄜ/ e—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

刹车

Simplified

剎車

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 前面有人，司机赶紧踩了刹车。

    qián miàn yǒu rén， sī jī gǎn jǐn cǎi le shā chē。

    Someone was ahead, so the driver quickly hit the brakes.

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Related words

车

chē

car

堵车

dǔ chē

traffic jam

车库

chē kù

garage

车厢

chē xiāng

carriage

卡车

kǎ chē

truck

车票

chē piào

ticket (for a bus or train)

车上

chē shàng

Car

车站

chē zhàn

rail station

打车

dǎ chē

to take a taxi (in town)

火车

huǒ chē

train

开车

kāi chē

to drive a car

汽车

qì chē

car

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