Usage note
停车场表示停放车辆的地方。
tíng chē chǎng biǎo shì tíng fàng chē liàng de dì fāng。
Parking lot means the place where cars are parked.
Context note
停车场常用于商店、学校和机场。
tíng chē chǎng cháng yòng yú shāng diàn 、 xué xiào hé jī chǎng。
Parking lots often appear with shops, schools, and airports.
5 examples
停车场在哪里？
tíng chē chǎng zài nǎ lǐ？
Where is the parking lot?
停车场很大。
tíng chē chǎng hěn dà。
The parking lot is very large.
我们把车放进停车场。
wǒ men bǎ chē fàng jìn tíng chē chǎng。
We put the car into the parking lot.
停车场有很多车。
tíng chē chǎng yǒu hěn duō chē。
There are many cars in the parking lot.
停车场要收费。
tíng chē chǎng yào shōu fèi。
The parking lot charges a fee.
5 mini stories
商店后面有一个停车场。
shāng diàn hòu miàn yǒu yí gè tíng chē chǎng。
There is a parking lot behind the store.
我们在停车场里找车。
wǒ men zài tíng chē chǎng lǐ zhǎo chē。
We looked for the car in the parking lot.
停车场的灯很亮。
tíng chē chǎng de dēng hěn liàng。
The lights in the parking lot are bright.
学校新建了一个停车场。
xué xiào xīn jiàn le yí gè tíng chē chǎng。
The school built a new parking lot.
晚上停车场很安静。
wǎn shàng tíng chē chǎng hěn ān jìng。
The parking lot is quiet at night.
Mini dialogue
找车
A
我们的车在停车场吗？
Wǒmen de chē zài tíng chē chǎng ma?
Is our car in the parking lot?
B
对，就在那个大停车场里。
Duì, jiù zài nàge dà tíng chē chǎng lǐ.
Yes, it's in that big parking lot.
停车场很大
A
这个停车场真大！
Zhège tíng chē chǎng zhēn dà!
This parking lot is really big!
B
是啊，可以停很多车。
Shì a, kěyǐ tíng hěn duō chē.
Yes, it can park many cars.
Related words and contrasts
similar
车库
chē kù
garage
车库 is a garage, another place to park a car, often indoors.
related
停车位
tíng chē wèi
parking space
停车位 is a single parking spot within a 停车场 (parking lot).