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刹 shā

temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
刂
Traditional
剎
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 杀刂 ⿰杀刂

Memory hint: knife

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  1. 司机及时刹车，避免了事故。
    Sījī jíshí shāchē, bìmiǎn le shìgù.
    The driver braked in time and avoided an accident.
    driver timely brake, avoid (particle) accident
  2. 那一刹那你在想什么？
    Nà yí chànà nǐ zài xiǎng shénme?
    What were you thinking in that instant?
    that one instant you (progressive) think what (question)
  3. 请提前刹车，前面有行人。
    Qǐng tíqián shāchē, qiánmiàn yǒu xíngrén.
    Please brake early, there's a pedestrian ahead.
    please in-advance brake, front have pedestrian
  4. 他并没有及时刹车。
    Tā bìng méiyǒu jíshí shāchē.
    He didn't actually brake in time.
    he actually not-have timely brake
  5. 就在那一刹那，他猛地踩下了刹车。
    Jiù zài nà yí chànà, tā měng de cǎi xià le shāchē.
    In that very instant, he slammed on the brakes.
    just at that one instant, he suddenly (particle) step down (particle) brake

Words with 刹 (2)