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
parkings — plural of parking
停车位；停车场；停车空间,如停车场或路边停车位
the action of stopping and leaving a vehicle somewhere for a time
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。
用法提示：此句中parking为名词，表示停车空间或停车位。
The hotel offers free parking for its guests.
这家酒店为客人提供免费停车。
用法提示：此句中parking为名词，表示停车服务或停车场所。
Parallel parking takes practice to master.
平行停车需要练习才能掌握。
用法提示：此句中parking为名词，指停车动作或技巧。
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。
美式英语，指户外地面停车场，可替代但更具体
英式英语，可替代，但方向性明确
侧重单个车位，不能泛指大面积停车场
口语化，同 parking space，但更随意
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to find a parking.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is a parking near the supermarket.
正确表达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。
与'停车'相对，指车辆驶离停车位的动作或状态。
park指休闲绿地或游乐场，parking指停车场地或停车动作；两者拼写近似但含义完全不同。
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。
root
suffix
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.