临时停车

臨時停車

línshítíngchē

phrase

Meanings

1 temporary parking; short-term stopping

Characters

about to; on the verge of

Examples

这里只允许临时停车。

Zhèlǐ zhǐ yǔnxǔ línshí tíngchē.

Only temporary parking is allowed here.

我临时停车去买杯咖啡。

Wǒ línshí tíngchē qù mǎi bēi kāfēi.

I stopped briefly to grab a coffee.

Tips

usage

Chinese drivers often put a 临时停车 card with a phone number on the dashboard so other drivers can call them to move the car if it's blocking someone.

Stroke Order

临 lín

时 shí

停 tíng

车 chē