How to Say ‘Park for free for two hours’ in Simplified Chinese
免费停两个小时
miǎn fèi tíng liǎng gè xiǎo shí
[miǎnfèi tíng lyahng guh xiǎoshí]
💬 Usage Tip: In Chinese, the length of time comes after the verb: 停 + 两个小时. Compare 等十分钟 "wait ten minutes".
Phrase Breakdown
免费停
miǎn fèi tíng
park for free
免费 means 'free of charge'. 停 here is short for 停车 (to park).
这里可以免费停。
You can park here for free.
Words in this phrase
免费
miǎn fèi
[miǎnfèi]
free of charge
Costing no money.
这里的茶是免费的。
The tea here is free.
停
tíng
[tíng]
to park
Here it means to leave a car parked for a period of time.
车可以停在这儿。
The car can be parked here.
两个小时
liǎng gè xiǎo shí
two hours
The duration comes after the verb: 停两个小时 means 'park for two hours'.
我们玩了两个小时。
We played for two hours.
Words in this phrase
两
liǎng
[lyahng]
two
The form 两 is used before measure words, as in 两个 meaning two of something.
我最近在比较两个工作机会。
I’ve recently been comparing two job opportunities.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
A very common measure word used with many nouns, including people in simple counting.
一个大人和一个孩子。
One adult and one child.
小时
xiǎo shí
[xiǎoshí]
hour
A unit of time of sixty minutes.
我睡了八个小时。
I slept for eight hours.
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