停车场 tíngchēchǎng parking lot
parking lot; car park
How to remember 停车场: 停 stop + 车 car + 场 measure word for games and performances = parking lot.
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How it is used
- Compound noun: 停车 (to park) + 场 (open area) = parking lot - 停车场在哪儿 (tíngchēchǎng zài nǎr) where's the parking lot.
- For a multi-story parking garage the more specific term is 停车楼 or 立体停车场; 停车场 covers any parking area, indoor or outdoor.
- Common on signage: 停车场入口/出口 parking lot entrance/exit.
Example sentences
- 停车场是免费的。 Tíngchēchǎng shì miǎnfèi de.The parking lot is free of charge.
- 停车场停了许多汽车。 Tíngchēchǎng tíngle xǔduō qìchē.There are a lot of cars parked in the parking lot.