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刹

shā

temple, shrine, monastery

Strokes
8
Radical
刀
HSK
6
Tone
1

Other readings: chà

Traditional form: 剎

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 刹车的功能是使车停下。

    Shā chē de gōng néng shì shǐ chē tíng xià

    The function of the brake is to stop the car.

  • 他撞车是因为有人在刹车上做了手脚。

    Tā zhuàng chē shì yīn wèi yǒu rén zài shā chē shàng zuò le shǒu jiǎo

    He crashed his car because someone tampered with the brakes.

  • 除非他们事先修好刹车,我才会买车子。

    Chú fēi tā men shì xiān xiū hǎo shā chē wǒ cái huì mǎi chē zi

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

  • 刹车失灵了。

    Shā chē shī líng le

    The brake stopped working.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 刹

  • 刹车shā chē 1–1 to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake
  • 刹那chà nà 4–4 an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye
  • 一刹那yī chà nà 1–4–4 → 2–4–4a moment; an instant; in a flash