How to Say ‘Stop a bit farther ahead’ in Traditional Chinese
前面再停一下
qián miàn zài tíng yī xià
[chyen-myen dzai ting ee-shyah]
💬 Usage Tip: [一下] after a verb often softens a request, not just "for a little while." So [停一下] is a natural, polite way to say "stop for a moment."
Phrase Breakdown
前面
qián miàn
[chyen-myen]
in front; up ahead
Refers to a place farther ahead on the road.
請在前面再停一下，我要在那棟大樓前下車。
Please stop a little farther ahead; I want to get off in front of that building.
再停一下
zài tíng yī xià
stop again for a moment
A polite driving instruction meaning to stop briefly once more.
麻煩前面再停一下。
Please stop again a little ahead.
Words in this phrase
再
zài
[dzai]
again; then; a bit later
Here it suggests doing something shortly afterward, like stopping a little farther ahead.
請在前面再停一下，我要在那棟大樓前下車。
Please stop a little farther ahead; I want to get off in front of that building.
停
tíng
[ting]
stop; park briefly
Used when asking a driver to stop the vehicle.
請在前面再停一下，我要在那棟大樓前下車。
Please stop a little farther ahead; I want to get off in front of that building.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
a little; briefly
Softens a verb to make the request sound lighter and more polite.
請在前面再停一下，我要在那棟大樓前下車。
Please stop a little farther ahead; I want to get off in front of that building.
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