Chinese word

违停

Pronunciation

Pinyinwéi tíng

Meaning

  • verbpark illegally

Example

别在这里违停，会被罚款。bié zài zhè lǐ wéi tíng huì bèi fá kuǎn

Don't park illegally here, or you'll be fined.

Illustration for 违停 (park illegally)

More examples

今天早上有辆货车在小区门口违停，被交警拖走了。jīn tiān zǎo shàng yǒu liàng huò chē zài xiǎo qū mén kǒu wéi tíng bèi jiāo jǐng tuō zǒu le

This morning, a truck was illegally parked at the entrance to the residential compound and was towed away by traffic police.

Core concept

A vehicle is placed on the wrong side of the boundary set by parking rules.

Common phrases

  • 路边违停lù biān wéi tíng

    park illegally by the roadside

  • 因违停被罚款yīn wéi tíng bèi fá kuǎn

    be fined for illegal parking

Similar words

停车tíng chē: Leaving a vehicle stopped in one place for a while.
违规停车wéi guī tíng chē: Parking a vehicle against a rule or site regulation, possibly leading to a penalty or other action.

Definition in Chinese

违反停车规定停放车辆wéi fǎn tíng chē guī dìng tíng fàng chē liàng

Word origin

违 (wéi, "violate") contributes the rule-breaking idea, while 停 (tíng, "park") supplies the vehicle action, making the compound transparent once both characters are known.

Usage tips

  • Chinese can use this compact word for the act itself and for the violation named on a notice, so context determines whether an English sentence needs a verb or a noun.

Other meanings

  • illegal parkingnoun

Opposites

  • 合法停车hé fǎ tíng chēpark legallyverb
  • 按规定停车àn guī dìng tíng chēpark according to regulationsverb

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