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剎車

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

剎車 To brake a car is to make the 車 car stop by 剎 braking it.

Usage

我 在 下坡 時 剎車。

I brake the car when going downhill.

他 忽然 剎車， 差點 撞到。

He suddenly braked the car, almost crashing.

你 應該 在 紅燈 前 剎車。

You should brake the car before the red light.