停车位

停車位

tíngchēwèi

noun HSK 7 #13,133

Meanings

1 parking space
2 parking spot

Characters

to stop; to park

Literally 'stop-car-spot' — a place where you stop a car.

Examples

这里很难找到停车位。

Zhèlǐ hěn nán zhǎodào tíngchēwèi.

It's hard to find a parking space here.

他抢了我的停车位。

Tā qiǎng le wǒ de tíngchēwèi.

He took my parking spot.

Tips

usage

In Chinese cities, 停车位 is a constant headache. 抢停车位 (fighting for parking) is so common it's become a mini-genre of dashcam videos online. A 停车场 (tíngchēchǎng) is a parking lot, while 停车位 is the individual space.

Stroke Order

停 tíng

车 chē

位 wèi