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停

tíng · ting

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Meaning

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  1. to stop
  2. to halt
  3. to park (a car)
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No parking

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)车(chē)停(tíng)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)吧(ba)。

    Let's park the car here.

  2. Liangliang

    这儿(zhèr)不能(bùnéng)停车(tíngchē)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)牌子(páizi)。

    You can't park here. Look at the sign.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)停(tíng)在(zài)那边(nàbian)吧(ba)？

    Then let's park over there?

  4. Liangliang

    那边(nàbian)也(yě)写着(xiězhe)禁止(jìnzhǐ)停车(tíngchē)。

    It says no parking over there too.

  5. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)条(tiáo)街(jiē)到处(dàochù)都(dōu)是(shì)牌子(páizi)，没(méi)地方(dìfang)停(tíng)！

    This street is full of signs. There's no place to park!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)只好(zhǐhǎo)停(tíng)在(zài)我(wǒ)家(jiā)，我们(wǒmen)走路(zǒulù)回来(huílai)。

    Then we have to park at my home and walk back.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

既(jì)然(rán)雨(yǔ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)停(tíng)了(le), 我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)回(huí)家(jiā)了(le).

Now that it has stopped raining, we can go home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Versuss · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

问(wèn)他(tā)把(bǎ)他(tā)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)车(chē)停(tíng)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)了(le)。

Ask him where he parked his car.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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