刹车

Traditional form:

剎車

Pinyin (reading):

shāchē

Definitions:

• to brake (when driving)
• to stop
• to switch off
• to check (bad habits)
• a brake

Characters:

• 刹 - temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake
• 车 - cart, vehicle; to move in a cart

Traditional characters:

• 剎 - temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake
• 車 - cart, vehicle; to move in a cart