HSK 6 · Ideas

场合 chǎnghé “occasion” in Chinese

Traditional 場合

What 场合 means

  1. occasion
  2. situation
  3. context
  4. setting
  5. venue

How to say 场合

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale场chǎng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale合hé2nd tone, rising

场合 in a sentence

  1. 你很快就会习惯在公开场合讲话了。

    Nǐ hěn kuài jiù huì xíguàn zài gōngkāi chǎnghé jiǎnghuà le.

    You’ll soon get used to speaking in public.

    Sentence #775680 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 汤姆只在特殊场合穿西装。

    Tāngmǔ zhǐ zài tèshū chǎnghé chuān xīzhuāng.

    Tom only wears a suit on special occasions.

    Sentence #900055 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 我不喜欢在公共场合唱歌。

    Wǒ bù xǐhuan zài gōnggòng chǎnghé chànggē.

    I don’t like to sing in public.

    Sentence #881562 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 场合 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 场 (chǎng) with each of its parts in a different colour
场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part
  • 勿must not · wù

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 昜 (yáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with chǎng.

Memory aidEarth 土 gives the meaning: an open piece of ground.

The character 合 (hé) with each of its parts in a different colour
合héto close
  • 亼to assemble · jí
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 场合

场 6 strokes · 合 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

场合 (chǎnghé) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 场合 (chǎnghé). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 场合

Words with 场

机场jīchǎng · airport商场shāngchǎng · shopping mall球场qiúchǎng · (sports) court场chǎng · measure word for events: a spell (of rain)广场guǎngchǎng · public square操场cāochǎng · playground市场shìchǎng · marketplace当场dāngchǎng · on the spot场所chǎngsuǒ · place现场xiànchǎng · scene

Words with 合

符合fúhé · in keeping with适合shìhé · to fit合格hégé · to meet the standard required合适héshì · suitable合影héyǐng · to take a joint photo集合jíhé · to gather结合jiéhé · to combine联合liánhé · to combine配合pèihé · to cooperate组合zǔhé · to assemble

More words: Ideas & Concepts

侧面cèmiàn · side层出不穷céngchūbùqióng · to emerge one after another层次céngcì · level差别chābié · difference场面chǎngmiàn · scene成效chéngxiào · effect冲击chōngjī · impact川流不息chuānliúbùxī · flowing in an endless stream (of people or traffic)

FAQs

场合 (chǎnghé) means “occasion” or “situation”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chǎnghé: chǎng with a 3rd tone, then hé with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 场合 is written 場合. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type changhe with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 场合 from the suggestions. Typing changhe into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
场合 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.