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煞车

shā chē

2-character word Traditional 煞車

What 煞车 means

1. to brake (when driving)

The characters in 煞车

• 煞shāto terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop
• 车chēcar; vehicle; machine

Example sentences

• 我讨厌遇到有人故意急煞车。
  I hate getting brake-checked.
• 汤姆猛踩煞车，汽车开始打滑。
  Tom slammed on the brakes and the car began to skid.
• 我讨厌前面的车毫无缘故地突然煞车。
  I hate when the driver in front of me hits the brakes for no reason.

Sounds the same

Read shā chē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 刹车to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off
• 莎车see 莎车县