停车

tíng chē

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to pull up (stop one's vehicle)
2. to park
3. (of a machine) to stop working
4. to stall

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 泊车 bó chē 泊车 bó chē to park (a vehicle) (loanword) formal or regional variant for parking a vehicle: to park (a vehicle) (loanword)

Related words

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• 停靠 tíng kào 停靠 tíng kào to call at to stop and lean (a vehicle) against a side; often used for buses or ships: to call at
• 泊位 bó wèi 泊位 bó wèi berth parking space: berth

Usage notes

Collocations

停车 often takes 在 (zài) + location to specify where: 停在门口 (tíng zài ménkǒu) 'stop at the door'.

Common mistakes

停车 cannot be used with 休息 (xiūxi) to mean 'stop to rest'; use 停下来休息 (tíng xiàlái xiūxi) instead.

Example Sentences

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这里不许 停车 。

Parking is not allowed here.

他因为违规 停车 被罚款了。

He was fined for illegal parking.

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Words Containing 停车

• 停车位 停车位 tíng chē wèi: parking space
• 停车场 停车场 tíng chē chǎng: parking lot
• 停车位置 停车位置 tíng chē wèi zhi: parking location
• 停车库 停车库 tíng chē kù: car park
• 停车格 停车格 tíng chē gé: parking bay
• 停车站 停车站 tíng chē zhàn: bus stop
• 停车计时器 停车计时器 tíng chē jì shí qì: parking meter

Child Words of 停车

• 停 停 tíng: to stop
• 车 车 chē: car
• 车 车 jū: war chariot (archaic)