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场 chǎng “measure word for events: a spell (of rain)” in Chinese

Traditional 場

What 场 means

  1. measure word for events: a spell (of rain), a bout (of illness), a game, a show
  2. large place used for a specific purpose
  3. stage
  4. scene (of a play)
  5. classifier for sporting or recreational activities
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • classifier for number of exams

How to say 场

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale场chǎng3rd tone, dipping

场 in a sentence

  1. 我必须通过这场考试。

    Wǒ bìxū tōngguò zhè chǎng kǎoshì.

    I have to pass this exam.

    Sentence #11706395 from Tatoeba

  2. 谁能赢这场比赛还说不定。

    Shéi néng yíng zhè chǎng bǐsài hái shuōbudìng.

    It’s still uncertain who will win this match.

    Sentence #717284 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 那是场精彩的会议。

    Nà shì chǎng jīngcǎi de huìyì.

    That was an excellent meeting.

    Sentence #5670789 from Tatoeba

How 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.

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.

How to write 场

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

Words related to 场

Words with 场

机场jīchǎng · airport商场shāngchǎng · shopping mall球场qiúchǎng · (sports) court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场合chǎnghé · occasion

More words: Everyday Things

百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent表格biǎogé · form部分bùfen · part材料cáiliào · (raw) material窗户chuānghu · window答案dá'àn · answer刀dāo · knife动作dòngzuò · movement

FAQs

场 (chǎng) means “measure word for events: a spell (of rain), a bout (of illness), a game, a show” or “large place used for a specific purpose”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it chǎng: 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, 场 is written 場. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 场 from the suggestions. Typing chang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
场 is an HSK 4 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.