刹车距离

剎車距離

shāchējùlí

noun

Meanings

1 braking distance (distance traveled from when brakes are applied until vehicle stops)
2 stopping distance

Characters

to brake / stop

to separate / apart

Examples

雨天刹车距离会变长,要拉开车距。

Yǔtiān shāchē jùlí huì biàn cháng, yào lākāi chējù.

Braking distance gets longer in the rain — you need to keep more space between cars.

这款车从100公里时速到停下,刹车距离只有35米。

Zhè kuǎn chē cóng yī bǎi gōnglǐ shísù dào tíng xià, shāchē jùlí zhǐyǒu sānshíwǔ mǐ.

This car's stopping distance from 100 km/h is only 35 meters.

Tips

culture

刹车距离 from 100km/h to standstill (常称 '百公里制动距离') is a heavily-quoted metric in Chinese auto reviews. Sub-35m is considered excellent for a passenger car. EVs often have shorter 刹车距离 thanks to regenerative braking + heavier weight.

usage

刹 here is shā (the 'brake' reading), confirmed by CC-CEDICT (sha1 che1). 刹 also has a chà reading meaning 'temple / instant' (e.g. 古刹 ancient temple, 一刹那 an instant) — different word entirely.

Stroke Order

刹 shā

车 chē

距 jù

离 lí