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How to Say ‘To crack down on illegal parking’ in Traditional Chinese

抓違停

zhuā wéi tíng

[zhuā wéitíng]

💬 Usage Tip: 抓 (zhuā) literally means "to grab". 違停 is a common short form of 違規停車 "illegal parking".

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Taipei police and traffic cameras actively ticket cars stopping near busy station entrances. That's why drivers are reluctant to pull up right at the door.

Phrase Breakdown

抓

zhuā

[zhuā]

to catch; to crack down on

Used for police catching violations.

Example

警察在抓超速。

Police are catching speeders.

違停

wéi tíng

[wéitíng]

illegal parking

Short for 違規停車, parking or stopping illegally.

Example

這裡違停會被罰。

Illegal parking here gets fined.

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