shā​chē HSK7

brake

刹车 (剎車) shā​chē
brake verb
a device used for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle

There is a problem with the braking system of this car.

to brake verb
to apply the brakes to slow down or stop a vehicle

The driver braked suddenly, startling the passengers.

to stop verb
to halt an activity, switch off a machine, or check a negative behavior or habit

This phenomenon of wasting public funds must be stopped immediately.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
11.8 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
9.36 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT