Sentence #344190 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 机场 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.
机jīmachine; mechanism
木tree · mù
几table · jī
Memory aidA small table 几 made of wood 木: a machine. 几 (jī) also gives the sound.
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.
How to write 机场
机 6 strokes · 场 6 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 机场 (jīchǎng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
机场 (jīchǎng) means “airport” or “airfield”. It is an HSK 2 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.
Say it jīchǎng: jī with a 1st tone, then chǎng with a 3rd 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, 机场 is written 機場. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 家 (jiā) or 处 (chù). For example, one airport is 一家机场 (yì jiā jīchǎng).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jichang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 机场 from the suggestions. Typing jichang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
机场 is an HSK 2 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.
机jī1st tone, high and level
场chǎng3rd tone, dipping
