Stopping, standing, parking.
Three words that mean three different things, plus the distances worth learning as a set.
The three words are not interchangeable.
No parking still lets you stop briefly while actively loading or unloading passengers or goods. No standing is narrower: passengers only, and only while they are getting in or out. No stopping is the strictest and prohibits even a momentary halt, including pulling over to pick up someone who is already waiting. The signs mean precisely what they say, and the difference between them is a frequent question.
Learn the distances as a set.
The handbook gives minimum setbacks you can learn together rather than one at a time: at least 3 metres from a fire hydrant, 9 metres from an intersection without traffic lights and 15 metres from one with them, and 15 metres from a level railway crossing. Municipal rules can add further restrictions on top of these, so a legal spot under the handbook can still be signed otherwise.
On a hill, the wheels do the work.
Facing downhill, turn the front wheels toward the curb so a rolling vehicle is stopped by it. Facing uphill with a curb, turn them away from the curb so a backward roll brings a tire against it. With no curb at all, aim the wheels so any roll takes the vehicle off the road rather than into traffic. Set the parking brake in every case.
The last move is opening the door.
Parking finishes when you are out of the car safely. Before opening a door beside a traffic lane, check your mirror and look over your shoulder for cyclists and approaching vehicles, and keep the door open no longer than you need. A door opened into a cyclist is one of the more common urban collisions, and it is entirely avoidable from the inside.