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停放

tíngfàng

to park; to place/station a vehicle

A bicycle parked haphazardly against a red car near a sidewalk
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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

放 fàng

Strokes
8
Radical
攵 — to rap, to tap
Made of
方 square, rectangle 攵 to rap, to tap
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 共享单车若随意停放,会挤占盲道和消防通道。 Gòngxiǎng dānchē ruò suíyì tíngfàng, huì jǐzhàn mángdào hé xiāofáng tōngdào. If shared bicycles are parked carelessly, they can occupy tactile paving and fire passages.
  • 请把车停放在地下车库,门口不能随便停车。 Qǐng bǎ chē tíngfàng zài dìxià chēkù, ménkǒu bù néng suíbiàn tíngchē. Please park your car in the underground garage; you cannot park randomly at the entrance.
  • 小区门口空地上停放着很多居民的电动自行车。 Xiǎoqū ménkǒu kòngdì shàng tíngfàng zhe hěnduō jūmín de diàndòng zìxíngchē. Many residents' electric bicycles are parked on the open ground by the entrance of the residential complex.

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