刹 shā
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 杀 to kill, to murder, to slaughter 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
刹车
shāchē
to brake; brake
Characters in this word
车 chē
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 看到前方有人横穿马路，司机立刻刹车。 Kàndào qiánfāng yǒu rén héngchuān mǎlù, sījī lìkè shāchē. Seeing someone crossing the road ahead, the driver braked immediately.
- 这辆车的刹车坏了，必须马上修理。 Zhè liàng chē de shāchē huài le, bìxū mǎshàng xiūlǐ. This car's brakes are broken and must be repaired right away.
- 下坡的时候，骑自行车要慢慢刹车。 Xiàpō de shíhou, qí zìxíngchē yào mànmàn shāchē. When going downhill on a bike, you should brake gradually.
Related words
- 刹那 chànà an instant; a split second
- 车 chē car, vehicle
- 车票 chēpiào ticket (bus or train)
- 车上 chēshang in the car, on the bus
- 车站 chēzhàn station, stop
- 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi
- 火车 huǒchē train
- 开车 kāichē to drive a car
- 汽车 qìchē car
- 上车 shàngchē to get on (a bus or car)
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 车辆 chēliàng vehicle