shā chē dēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
brake light
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Original source entry:

剎車燈 刹车灯 [sha1 che1 deng1] /brake light/

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Other forms in these source records: 剎車燈

  • 刹
    chà

    Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[chà duō luó], Sanskrit "ksetra")

    shā

    to brake

  • 车
    chē

    car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liàng] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159

    jū

    war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)

    Chē

    surname Che

  • 灯
    dēng

    lamp / light / lantern / CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]

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