刹车 (shāchē) · to brake

刹车 (shāchē) means “to brake; brake”. It is written with 2 characters: 刹 (temple) + 车 (vehicle). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 刹车 is built

The characters

刹 shā · temple

What 刹 is made of

杀shā — to kill
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook

车 chē · vehicle

What 车 is made of

七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: Simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from above (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

前面有人，快刹车！Qiánmiàn yǒu rén, kuài shāchē!There's someone ahead, brake now!

这辆车的刹车坏了。Zhè liàng chē de shāchē huài le.The brakes on this car are broken.

Questions about 刹车

What does 刹车 mean?

刹车 (shāchē) means “to brake; brake”.

How do you pronounce 刹车?

刹车 is pronounced shāchē.

Which HSK level is 刹车?

刹车 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 刹车 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 157: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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