How to say “Please stop here” in Chinese
“Please stop here” in Chinese is 请在这里停车。, written in pinyin as Qǐng zài zhèlǐ tíngchē.
请在这里停车。
Qǐng zài zhèlǐ tíngchē.
Please stop here.
Word by word
What each part of 请在这里停车。 actually means.
- 请qǐngplease
- 在这里zài zhèlǐhere / at this spot
- 停车tíngchēto stop the car
When you use it
- You have reached the corner, gate or curb where the ride actually ends — drivers often keep going past the obvious spot out of habit.
- It also stops the awkward meter run-up: say it with 前面 (further ahead) if traffic makes pulling over right away difficult.
Use 请在这里停车。 in travel situations. Airports, trains, directions and asking for help.
Other ways people say it
The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.
师傅，就在这儿停吧。
Shīfu, jiù zài zhèr tíng ba
Driver, just stop here.
前面路口停。
Qiánmiàn lùkǒu tíng
Stop at the intersection ahead.
靠边停一下。
Kào biān tíng yíxià
Pull over to the side, please.
What usually trips people up
- Shouting the destination name again instead — the driver hears a place, not an instruction, and keeps driving while looking for it.
- Arguing about the drop-off point after the meter stops: the fix is to say where to stop before the ride ends, not to renegotiate afterwards.
- Waiting for the driver to notice the spot — from the road he cannot see the small alley you mean, so give the instruction before the landmark passes.
What you might hear back
- 好，这儿能停。Hǎo, zhèr néng tíngOK, we can stop here.
- 这里不让停。Zhèlǐ bù ràng tíngStopping's not allowed here.
- 再往前一点吧。Zài wǎng qián yìdiǎn baLet's go a bit further ahead.
Common questions
- How do you say "Please stop here" in Chinese?
- "Please stop here" in Chinese is 请在这里停车。 — written in pinyin as Qǐng zài zhèlǐ tíngchē. It is a travel phrase you would use in China.
- What does 请在这里停车。 mean in Chinese?
- 请在这里停车。 (Qǐng zài zhèlǐ tíngchē) means "Please stop here". Broken down word by word: 请 (qǐng) means "please"; 在这里 (zài zhèlǐ) means "here / at this spot"; 停车 (tíngchē) means "to stop the car".
- When would you use "Please stop here" in Chinese?
- You have reached the corner, gate or curb where the ride actually ends — drivers often keep going past the obvious spot out of habit. It also stops the awkward meter run-up: say it with 前面 (further ahead) if traffic makes pulling over right away difficult.
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