上坡起步

shàngpō qǐbù
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 hill start
  2. 2 starting a car on an uphill slope (driving test item)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Shàngpō qǐbù zuì róngyì xīhuǒ.
Hill starts are when you're most likely to stall the engine.
HSK 7-9
Jiàoliàn jiāo le wǒ bànpō qǐbù de jìqiǎo.
The instructor taught me hill-start technique.

Tips

culture
A standard item in 科目二 (Subject Two) of the Chinese driving test, often called 半坡起步 ('half-slope start'). You must stop the car on a slope within 30cm of the curb, then pull away without rolling back more than 30cm: a clutch-control nightmare for first-timers on manual cars.

Stroke Order

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