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chà

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chà Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chà | cha4
English translation
Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅, Sanskrit ksetra)
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shā | sha1
English translation
to brake
temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake

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About chà

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

shā

Contains the radical

dāo

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí

Learning hint

knife

Etymology of chà

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

杀刂

Semantic compound

dāo

Phonetic compound

shā

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. dāo represents the meaning and shā represents the sound. Simplified form of shā .

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Example sentences using chà

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为何 wèi hé Zuǒ 刹车 shāchē huì ràng 滑翔伞 huá xiáng sǎn Zuǒ zhuǎn ?

Why does an action left brake starts a left turn?

刹住 shā zhù le duò , jǐn 帆脚 Suǒ ,伸手 shēn shǒu dào 船梢下去 xià qù 棍子 gùn zi .

He jammed the tiller , made the sheet fast and reached under the stern for the club.

Chí pàn 古刹 gǔ chà 雄居, 林木 lín mù 掩映 yǎn yìng , xiān fēng 吹拂 chuī fú , 幽静 yōu jìng 神秘 shénmì .

Temple ranks pool, Hidden Forest, Sally wind blowing, the mysterious quiet.

对于 duìyú zhè zhǒng xiǎo de 车子 chē zi 来说, zhè 刹车 shāchē yāo suàn hěn hǎo le .

For a car of this size the lock is excellent.

猛地 měng de cǎi 刹车 shāchē 结果 jiēguǒ 车子 chē zi 打滑 dǎ huá le

I slammed the brakes on and went into a skid.

Words with chà

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
刹车 shāchē to stop剎車
chà to brake shā
刹那 chànà split second剎那
罗刹 luó chà demon in Buddhism羅剎
急刹车 jí shā chē emergency braking急剎車
古刹 gǔ chà old Buddhist temple古剎
刹不住 shā bu zhù unable to brake (stop)剎不住
刹把 shā bǎ brake lever剎把
梵刹 Fàn chà monastery梵剎

chà Decomposition & Compounds

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chà Decomposition

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