Korean word

정차금지

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheongchageumji

Meaning

  • nounno stopping

Example

버스 정류장 앞에는 정차금지 표지가 있어요.peo seu cheong nyu jang a pe neun cheong cha geum ji pyo ji ga i sseo yo

There is a no-stopping sign in front of the bus stop.

Illustration for 정차금지 (no stopping)

More examples

학교 앞 도로는 정차금지 구역이라 잠깐이라도 차를 세우면 안 돼요.hak kkyo ap to ro neun cheong cha geum ji ku yeo gi ra cham kka ni ra do cha reul se u myeon an twae yo

The road in front of the school is a no-stopping zone, so you must not stop even briefly.

Core concept

A road restriction that forbids a vehicle from stopping, even briefly.

Common phrases

  • 정차금지 표지판cheong cha geum ji pyo ji pan

    no-stopping sign

  • 정차금지 구역cheong cha geum ji ku yeok

    no-stopping zone

Similar words

주정차금지chujeongchageumji: A road sign or rule forbids both stopping and leaving a vehicle parked.
주차금지chuchageumji: A sign or rule marks a place where leaving a vehicle parked is not allowed.
정차cheongcha: A vehicle stops briefly without being left there.
주차chucha: Leaving a vehicle in one place for a while is called parking.

Definition in Korean

도로에서 차량이 잠깐이라도 멈추어 서는 것이 금지되어 있는 상태나 그 내용을 알리는 표지to ro e seo cha ryang i cham kka ni ra do meom chu eo seo neun keo si keum ji doe eo in neun sang tae na keu nae yong eul al li neun pyo ji

Word origin

정차 (jeongcha, "stopping a vehicle") + 금지 (geumji, "prohibition") forms a compound meaning that stopping a vehicle is forbidden.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, no stopping is stricter than no parking because it can prohibit a brief stop to let someone out or pick someone up.

Opposites

  • 정차허가cheongchaheogapermission to stopnoun

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