刹车距离

剎車距離

shāchē jùlí

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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

这款车从100公里时速到停下，刹车距离只有35米。

Zhè kuǎn chē cóng yìbǎi gōnglǐ shísù dào tíngxià, 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 (often called 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). 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