刹

剎

shā

verb #16,362

Meanings

1 to brake
2 to stop
3 to halt

Characters

to brake; to stop

Examples

司机紧急刹车，避免了事故。

Sījī jǐnjí shāchē, bìmiǎn le shìgù.

The driver braked suddenly and avoided an accident.

你开车太快了，刹一下！

Nǐ kāichē tài kuài le, shā yīxià!

You're driving too fast — hit the brakes!

Tips

mistakes

刹 has two pronunciations: shā (to brake) and chà (Buddhist temple, as in 古刹). The verb meaning 'to brake' is always shā.

Stroke Order

刹 shā