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

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3.

Character Breakdown

刹 • shā • to stop; Buddhist temple or monastery
shā刹

to stop; Buddhist temple or monastery

车 • chē • vehicle, wheeled conveyance
chē车

vehicle, wheeled conveyance

Word Info

Pinyinshā chē
Meaningput on the brake; stop a machine
Characters2
SyntaxVerb, Noun
4.

Readings & Senses

shā chē(sha che)
1. [verb/noun]put on the brake; stop a machine[HSK6]
2. [verb/noun]put on the brake; stop a machine[HSK 3.0 · L6]
5.

How to Use 刹车 in Sentences

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
Noun + Nounwith系统
shā刹
chē车
xì系
tǒng统
6.

Example Sentences with 刹车

tā他
cǎi踩
le了
shā刹
chē车
。
neutral
brake failure
neutral
emergency brake
step on the brake
formal
braking system
He stepped on the brake.
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.
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提
qián前
shā刹
chē车
。
When driving, you should brake in advance when encountering a red light.

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 刹车.

  • 爆炸bào zhàexplode; blow up; bomb
  • 巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
  • 仓库cāng kùstorehouse; warehouse
  • 贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation
  • 博览会bó lǎn huìfair; exhibition; exposition
  • 奔驰bēn chírun quickly; speed; gallop
  • 才干cái gànability; competence; capability
  • 偶像ǒu xiàngidol
  • 拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
  • 报复bào fùtake vengeance on; retaliate
  • 不时bù shífrequently; from time to time; now and then
  • 查获chá huòhunt down and seize; track down
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 刹车.

Words with 刹
  • 刹那chà nàinstant; split second
  • 一刹那yī chà nàa moment
Words with 车
  • 开车kāi chēto drive a car
火车
huǒ chē
train
  • 出租车chū zū chētaxi
  • 打车dǎ chēto take a taxi (in town)
  • 车站chē zhànrail station
  • 公交车gōng jiāo chēpublic transport vehicle
  • 火车站huǒ chē zhànrailway station
  • 公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēbus