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刹车
剎車
shāchē
1. to brake (when driving)
2. to stop
3. to switch off
4. to check (bad habits)
5. a brake
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown

刹
shā
temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake
HSK 6 8 丶
车
chē
cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (4)

刹车灯
shāchēdēng
brake light
急刹车
jíshāchē
emergency braking
手刹车
shǒushāchē
handbrake
踩刹车
cǎishāchē
to step on the brake

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
4,999 of 84,292