刹车

shā chē · sha che

Traditional 剎車

Meaning

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  1. to brake (when driving)
  2. to stop
  3. to switch off
  4. to check (bad habits)
  5. a brake

In a sentence

2 examples
01

除(chú)非(fēi)他(tā)们(men)事(shì)先(xiān)修(xiū)好(hǎo)刹(shā)车(chē),我(wǒ)才(cái)会(huì)买(mǎi)车(chē)子(zi)。

I'll only buy the car if they fix the brakes first.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by saeb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

前(qián)面(miàn)有(yǒu)小(xiǎo)孩(hái),司(sī)机(jī)赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)踩(cǎi)了(le)刹(shā)车(chē)。

There was a child ahead, so the driver quickly hit the brakes.

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