HSK 6 · Ideas

场面 chǎngmiàn “scene” in Chinese

Traditional 場面

What 场面 means

  1. scene
  2. spectacle
  3. occasion
  4. situation

How to say 场面

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale面miàn4th tone, falling

场面 in a sentence

  1. 上海人结婚,有的人家办酒宴场面很大。

    Shànghǎi rén jiéhūn, yǒude rénjiā bàn jiǔyàn chǎngmiàn hěn dà.

    When Shanghai people marry, some families hold very lavish banquets.

    Sentence #421180 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 令人震惊的场面让他吓得发抖。

    Lìngrén zhènjīng de chǎngmiàn ràng tā xià de fādǒu.

    The shocking scene left him trembling with fear.

    Sentence #1316081 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 场面 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 面 (miàn) drawn as one shape
面miànface

面 is a single shape of 9 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from a face inside its outline.

How to write 场面

场 6 strokes · 面 9 strokes

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

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

Words related to 场面

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FAQs

场面 (chǎngmiàn) means “scene” or “spectacle”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chǎngmiàn: chǎng with a 3rd tone, then miàn with a 4th 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, 场面 is written 場面. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type changmian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 场面 from the suggestions. Typing changmian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
场面 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.