HSK 2 · Transport

停车

tíng chē

to park; to stop

Stroke order of 停车

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

停 · 11 strokes 车 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

停 is a person 亻 stopping at a pavilion 亭; 车 is a cart: a person halts the cart.

Parts: 停 stop + 车 vehicle

The characters in 停车

停 tíng — to stop (11 strokes)
车 chē — vehicle; car (4 strokes)

Example sentence

这里不能停车。

You can't park here.

Words with 停

停车场parking lot 停to stop 停止to stop

Words with 车

车vehicle; car 汽车car 火车train 开车to drive 打车to take a taxi 上车to get on (a vehicle)下车to get off (a vehicle)车票bus/train ticket 车站station; bus stop 车上in the car; on the bus 火车站train station 车辆vehicle 公共汽车bus 公交车bus 出租车taxi 自行车bicycle 骑车to ride a bike 停车场parking lot

More words: Transport

车辆vehicle 船boat; ship 地铁subway 地铁站subway station 公共汽车bus 公交车bus 出租to rent out 出租车taxi 自行车bicycle 骑to ride 骑车to ride a bike 停车场parking lot 交通traffic; transport

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