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parking + noun (compound noun for facility/area)
I left my car in the parking lot.
我把车停在停车场。
停车
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
停车
the action of stopping and leaving a vehicle somewhere for a time
I left my car in the parking lot.
我把车停在停车场。
停车
The action of the verb to park.
停车空间,如停车场或路边停车位
Space in which to park a car or other vehicle, such as a parking lot or curbside parking.
Finding parking near the city center can be difficult during rush hour.
在高峰时段，市中心附近很难找到停车位。
The hotel offers free parking for its guests.
这家酒店为客人提供免费停车。
Parallel parking takes practice to master.
平行停车需要练习才能掌握。
I left my car in the parking lot.
我把车停在停车场。
常用于告示牌。
There is a 'No Parking' sign on the street.
街上有个'禁止停车'标志。
parking 在此不可数，不用冠词。
It's hard to find parking in the city center.
在市中心很难找到停车位。
Not this
I need to find a parking.
Use this
I need to find parking.
“parking”表示停车空间时为不可数名词，不能加不定冠词a。
Not this
There is a parking near the supermarket.
Use this
There is a parking lot near the supermarket.
指具体的停车场要用parking lot，parking单独使用表示停车位或停车空间，不可数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
停车场
I left my car in the parking lot.
我把车停在了停车场。
停车位
It's hard to find a parking space downtown.
在市中心很难找到停车位。
停车库
We parked in the parking garage across the street.
我们把车停在了街对面的停车库里。
违章停车罚单
She got a parking ticket for leaving her car in a no-parking zone.
她因把车停在禁停区而收到了一张违章停车罚单。
停车计时器
Don't forget to feed the parking meter.
别忘了给停车计时器投币。
停车费
The parking fee is $10 per day.
停车费是每天10美元。
我不是在停车，我只是站着！
In the Seinfeld episode 'The Parking Space', George Costanza uses this line to argue about a parking spot.
在《宋飞正传》的《停车位》一集中，乔治·康斯坦扎用这句话来争论一个停车位。
Use parking naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
用"park"（公园）记"parking"（停车），想象公园里停车的场景。
中性；语境：停车场、路边停车；说明：该词在中文中通常用于正式场合（如停车管理规定）与日常对话，比较常见于交通标识和管理场景，因此中性语域较为合适。
All listed words rhyme with 'parking' in terms of stressed vowel /ɑːr/ and following consonants. However, watch out for lookalikes like 'packing' (/ˈpækɪŋ/) which has a different vowel sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.