險降坡
xiǎn jiàng pō
試踩煞車
shì cǎi shā chē
Danger dropping slope
Test (try stepping on) your brakes
I discovered this sign on a mountain road, right before the pavement veered downward at a perilous angle. Its purpose is to warn drivers to check their brakes, because if they can't brake they're likely to break something on the way down.
Fun Fact: I was looking at this sign when my mind gave birth to the idea that would eventually become HanSigns. Whether that means you should bless or curse this sign's existence is a choice I leave to you.
Fun Fact: I was looking at this sign when my mind gave birth to the idea that would eventually become HanSigns. Whether that means you should bless or curse this sign's existence is a choice I leave to you.
Note the second sentence, which when translated literally reads "Test step on brakes." In English, we would usually say "test your brakes," but in Chinese 踩 (step on/press) is added after 試 (test/try).
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