粵

剎saat3車ce1

simp刹车
saat3 ce1shā chē

English

  1. to brake (when driving)
  2. to stop
  3. to switch off
  4. to check (bad habits)
  5. a brake
  6. to step on the brake; to stop the car

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 踩迫力將架車嘅車速減慢

Examples

  • 刹车失灵了。

    The brake stopped working.

    Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

  • 剎車出了問題。

    Something is wrong with the brakes.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 刹车的功能是使车停下。

    The function of the brake is to stop the car.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 他撞车是因为有人在刹车上做了手脚。

    He crashed his car because someone tampered with the brakes.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 除非他们事先修好刹车,我才会买车子。

    I will only buy the car if they repair the brakes first.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 煞車掣

    break pedal

  • 佢趕唔切煞車,所以撞咗前面架車。

    He couldn't brake the car in time and crashed into the car in front of him.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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