停放

tíngfàng

verb HSK 7-9 #28,317

Meanings

1 to park (a vehicle)
2 to place; to leave (in a spot)

Characters

to stop; to park

to put; to place

Literally 'stop and place' - to leave a vehicle in a designated spot.

Examples

HSK 4

这里禁止停放自行车。

Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ tíngfàng zìxíngchē.

Bicycle parking is prohibited here.

HSK 6

请把车停放在指定区域。

Qǐng bǎ chē tíngfàng zài zhǐdìng qūyù.

Please park your vehicle in the designated area.

Tips

usage

停放 is more formal than 停 alone. Signs and regulations use 停放 (禁止停放, 'no parking'), while in conversation you'd just say 把车停这儿 ('park here'). 停放 also works for shared bikes, scooters - anything you 'leave placed' somewhere.

Stroke Order

停 tíng

放 fàng