停车

• 拼音: tíng chē
• 汉字拆解: 停 = to stop; 车 = pictograph of a cart/vehicle — to stop a vehicle

含义

To park a vehicle; to stop a car.

Used broadly for parking any vehicle. Can also simply mean to bring a vehicle to a temporary halt. Common on road signs and in everyday driving situations. Often seen in phrases like 停车位 (parking space) and 禁止停车 (no parking).

例句

1. 这里不能停车。
2. 他把车停在楼下了。
3. 前面有地方可以停车。

用法指南

语境: driving, transportation, places

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请在这里停车。(Please park here.)
• 路边不让停车。(Parking is not allowed on the roadside.)

错误说法

• 我要停车我的自行车在沙发上 (Don't use 停车 for placing a bicycle inside the house — 停车 implies parking in a proper spot; use 放 for placing a bike indoors)

起源与历史

停 (tíng, to stop) + 车 (chē, vehicle). To stop a vehicle — i.e., to park.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal