Usage note
停车表示把车停下。
tíng chē biǎo shì bǎ chē tíng xià。
Park means to stop a car and leave it there.
Context note
停车常用于交通、车站和停车场。
tíng chē cháng yòng yú jiāo tōng 、 chē zhàn hé tíng chē chǎng。
Parking often appears with traffic, stations, and parking lots.
5 examples
这里不能停车。
zhè lǐ bù néng tíng chē。
You cannot park here.
请停车。
qǐng tíng chē。
Please stop the car.
停车场在前面。
tíng chē chǎng zài qián miàn。
The parking lot is ahead.
他去停车。
tā qù tíng chē。
He went to park the car.
停车要注意安全。
tíng chē yào zhù yì ān quán。
Be careful when parking.
5 mini stories
他把车停在停车场。
tā bǎ chē tíng zài tíng chē chǎng。
He parked the car in the parking lot.
这里的停车费不高。
zhè lǐ de tíng chē fèi bù gāo。
The parking fee here is not high.
妈妈让我在门口停车。
mā ma ràng wǒ zài mén kǒu tíng chē。
Mom asked me to park at the door.
他找了很久才找到停车的地方。
tā zhǎo le hěn jiǔ cái zhǎo dào tíng chē de dì fāng。
He searched for a long time before finding a parking place.
停车以后，我们一起下车。
tíng chē yǐ hòu， wǒ men yì qǐ xià chē。
After parking, we got out together.
Mini dialogue
找车位
A
爸爸，我们为什么在这里转圈？
Bàba, wǒmen wèishénme zài zhèlǐ zhuàn quān?
Dad, why are we going in circles here?
B
我在找一个可以停车的地方。
Wǒ zài zhǎo yī gè kěyǐ tíngchē de dìfang.
I'm looking for a place to park.
禁止停车
A
我们可以把车停在这里吗？
Wǒmen kěyǐ bǎ chē tíng zài zhèlǐ ma?
Can we park the car here?
B
不行，你看，那个牌子上写着“禁止停车”。
Bù xíng, nǐ kàn, nàge páizi shàng xiězhe “jìnzhǐ tíngchē”.
No, look, that sign says "No Parking".
Related words and contrasts
contrast
开车
kāi chē
drive a car
开车 means to drive, the opposite action of 停车 (parking).
related
车站
chē zhàn
station / stop
车站 is a place where vehicles stop, related to the idea of parking.