刹车

剎車

shāchē

noun HSK 7 #4,749

Meanings

1 brake (of a vehicle)
2 to brake; to put on the brakes

Characters

to brake; to stop

Examples

他紧急刹车，差点出事故。

Tā jǐnjí shāchē, chàdiǎn chū shìgù.

He braked hard and nearly had an accident.

刹车失灵了，太危险了。

Shāchē shīlíng le, tài wēixiǎn le.

The brakes failed, it's too dangerous.

Tips

usage

踩刹车 (cǎi shāchē, 'step on the brake') is the everyday way to say 'hit the brakes.' Figuratively, 踩刹车 can mean 'to put the brakes on something' — like slowing down a project.

Stroke Order

刹 shā

车 chē