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停车

tíngchē

to park

A car beside a curb
Memory picture

Characters in this word

停 tíng

Strokes
11
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 亭 pavilion
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

车 chē

Strokes
4
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 这里能停车。 Zhè lǐ néng tíng chē. You can park here.
  • 请慢慢停车。 Qǐng màn màn tíng chē. Please park slowly.
  • 他在停车。 Tā zài tíng chē. He is parking.

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