---
title: "Tingfang Meaning: 停放 (tíngfàng) Means “to park”"
description: "停放 (tíngfàng) means “to park (a vehicle)”. Hear its tones, see what 停 and 放 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tingfang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 停放 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

停放 tíngfàng

## to park (a vehicle)

## It can also mean

- to place (a coffin)

## Its characters

1. 停 tíng to park (a car)
2. 放 fàng to put

## In a sentence

车辆请停放在指定区域。 Please park vehicles in the designated area.

自二〇二一年八月起施行，明确禁止在高层民用建筑的公共门厅、走廊、楼梯间和安全出口**停放**电动自行车或者为其充电，同时鼓励小区设置集中停放和充电的场所。

From [电动车为什么不能进电梯？ · Why are e-bikes banned from lifts in China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-are-e-bikes-banned-from-lifts-in-china#library-word-525-527)

[More about 停放](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%81%9C%E6%94%BE)

## More words with 停 or 放

- [摆放 bǎifàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baifang)
- [播放 bōfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bofang)
- [存放 cúnfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunfang)
- [发放 fāfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fafang)
- [放大 fàngdà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangda)
- [放过 fàngguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangguo)
- [放宽 fàngkuān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangkuan)
- [放弃 fàngqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangqi)
- [放松 fàngsōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangsong)
- [放心 fàngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxin)

## Keep 停放 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

## Look up another word

## See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

[Add to Chrome](https://mandarinthewild.com/go/chrome?from=%2Fmeaning%2Ftingfang) [Read in the Library](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

[Every free Chinese tool we make](https://mandarinthewild.com/tools)

[The best apps to learn Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/guides/best-apps-to-learn-chinese)