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刹车

to brake the car

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

sha1che1 • shāchē

Meaning

Primary

to brake the car

Alternatives

brake the car, brakes the car, braking the car, to brake a car, brake a car, to brake, brake

Mnemonic

刹车 To brake a car is to make the 车 car stop by 刹 braking it.

Usage

我 在 下坡 时 刹车。

I brake the car when going downhill.

他 忽然 刹车， 差点 撞到。

He suddenly braked the car, almost crashing.

你 应该 在 红灯 前 刹车。

You should brake the car before the red light.