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刹车 (shā chē): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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刹车 (shā chē): Put on the brake (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

刹车 consists of 2 characters.

to stop; Buddhist temple or monastery

vehicle, wheeled conveyance

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 刹车.

Words with 刹

刹那chà nà
一刹那yī chà nà

Words with 车

出租车chū zū chēHSK 1
火车站huǒ chē zhànHSK 2
公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēHSK 2
自行车zì xíng chēHSK 3
堵车dǔ chēHSK 4
车厢chē xiāngHSK 5
车库chē kùHSK 5
上车shàng chē

How to Use 刹车 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 刹车 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

shā刹

chē车

neutral

a brake

Subject + Verbwith失灵

shā刹

chē车

shī失

líng灵

Adjective + Nounwith紧急

jǐn紧

jí急

shā刹

chē车

Verb + Objectwith踩

cǎi踩

shā刹

chē车

neutral

step on the brake

Noun + Nounwith系统

shā刹

chē车

xì系

tǒng统

Example Sentences with 刹车

tā他

cǎi踩

le了

shā刹

chē车

。

He stepped on the brake.

neutral

brake failure

neutral

emergency brake

formal

braking system

kàn看

dào到

hóng红

dēng灯

，

sī司

jī机

lì立

kè刻

cǎi踩

le了

shā刹

chē车

。

Seeing the red light, the driver immediately stepped on the brake.

zài在

gāo高

sù速

xíng行

shǐ驶

shí时

，

tū突

rán然

shā刹

chē车

shì是

fēi非

cháng常

wēi危

xiǎn险

de的

。

It is very dangerous to brake suddenly while driving at high speed.

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nǐ你

gāng刚

cái才

wèi为

shén什

me么

tū突

rán然

shā刹

chē车

，

xià吓

le了

wǒ我

yí一

tiào跳

？

Why did you brake suddenly just now? It gave me a fright.

kāi开

chē车

shí时

，

yù遇

dào到

hóng红

dēng灯

yào要

tí

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

jí及

shí时

shā刹

chē车

，

wèi为

le了

bì避

ràng让

xíng行

rén人

，

sī司

jī机

guǒ

wèi为

le了

ān安

quán全

，

sī司

jī机

zài在

zhuǎn转

wān

jiào教

liàn练

tí提

xǐng醒

xué学

yuán员

，

zài在

shī湿

huá

提

qián前

shā刹

chē车

。

When driving, you should brake in advance when encountering a red light.

dǎo

导

zhì致

chē车

liàng辆

qīng轻

wēi微

zhuī追

wěi尾

。

He did not brake in time, resulting in a minor rear-end collision.

果

duàn断

shā刹

chē车

bìng并

zhuǎn转

xiàng向

。

To avoid pedestrians, the driver decisively braked and steered away.

弯

qián前

bì必

xū须

jiǎn减

sù速

bìng并

qīng轻

qīng轻

shā刹

chē车

。

For safety, the driver must slow down and brake gently before turning.

滑

lù路

miàn面

shā刹

chē车

yào要

gé格

wài外

qīng轻

róu柔

。

The instructor reminded the student to brake extra gently on slippery roads.