刹车

刹车 shāchē

To put on the breaks (put a stop to)

刹车 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體剎車 shache

What 刹车 means

To put on the breaks (put a stop to)

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Character by character

刹车 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

刹

chà / shā

Buddhist temple (instant); Stop (break)

车

chē

Car (bus - vehicle - wheel - machine)

Words that share a character with 刹车

How to write 刹车

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刹车 in a sentence

前面有情况，他猛地刹车。

Qiánmiàn yǒu qíngkuàng, tā měng de shā chē.

Something happened ahead and he braked hard.

这辆车的刹车该检查了。

Zhè liàng chē de shā chē gāi jiǎnchá le.

This car's brakes need checking.

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Questions about 刹车

What does 刹车 mean in English?

刹车 is pronounced shāchē and means To put on the breaks (put a stop to).

How do you pronounce 刹车?

刹车 is shāchē in pinyin — written shache without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 刹车?

刹车 is written with 2 characters: 刹 (chà / shā) Buddhist temple (instant); Stop (break), 车 (chē) Car (bus - vehicle - wheel - machine). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 刹车 written in traditional Chinese?

剎車. The simplified form 刹车 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 剎車 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced shāchē.

Is 刹车 an HSK word?

Yes — 刹车 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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