chē zhá
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  • n.brake (of a car, bicycle, etc.)

    • wǒ de chē zhá bù líng yào xiū lǐ yī xià

      车闸修理一下

      My brakes don't work very well and need to be fixed.

    • tā fàng xià jiāng shéng měng de lā zhù chē zhá

      放下缰绳车闸

      He dropped the reins and heaved on the brake.

    • wǒ de zì xíng chē xià shān zhì zhōng tú chē zhá shī líng le

      自行车下山中途车闸失灵

      The brakes on my bike failed half way down the hill.

    • fàng kāi tā de shā chē zhá

      放开车闸

      Release his parking brake.

Word usage

  • "车闸" is often matched with measure word "个".
    • 车闸

      one brake