刹车 shāchē▶ freno

Stroke order

刹车 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 刹 — 8 strokes
• 车 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. to brake (when driving)
2. to stop
3. to switch off
4. to check (bad habits)
5. a brake

Related words

• 刹那Instante
• 列车tren
• 卡车Camión
• 车厢carruaje
• 车库Garaje
• 摩托车Motocicleta

刹车 is pronounced shāchē and means “freno”. This word appears in HSK 6, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 刹车 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.