How to say “brake” in Chinese
brake (verb); brake
“Brake” in Chinese is 刹车, shā chē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
刹车 is read shā chē: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 刂 “knife”. The left part is like 杀 shā — a hint at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “刹车”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 刹车. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 前面的车突然刹车，我差点儿撞上。qiánmiàndechētūránshāchē,wǒchàdiǎnrzhuàngshàngThe car in front braked suddenly, and I almost crashed into it.
More words from the lesson “Turns and brakes”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “brake” in Chinese?
“Brake” in Chinese is 刹车, pinyin shāchē.
What does 刹车 mean?
刹车 (shāchē) means “brake (verb); brake”.
How do you write 刹车?
刹车 is 2 characters: 刹 (shā) — brake; 车 (chē) — cart, car. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 刹车?
刹车 is read shāchē. Tones: shā — first tone, chē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“brake” in the lesson “Turns and brakes”
This word is from the topic “Travel and transport” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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